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Thursday, April 4
 

6:00pm PDT

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile

Academy Award Nominated Director Joe Berlinger will be in attendance to participate in a Q&A following the film.

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time: Thursday, April 4th at 6:00pm

Directed by Joe Berlinger
Cast: Zac Efron, Lily Collins

Synopsis 1969. Ted (Zac Efron) is crazy-handsome, smart, charismatic, affectionate and cautious single mother Liz Kloepfer (Lily Collins) ultimately cannot resist his charms. A picture of domestic bliss, the happy couple seems to have it all figured out … until, out of nowhere, their perfect life is shattered. Ted is arrested and charged with a series of increasingly grisly murders. Concern soon turns to paranoia—and, as evidence piles up, Liz is forced to consider that the man with whom she shares her life could actually be a psychopath.

Thursday April 4, 2019 6:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre Cine Capri 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase
 
Friday, April 5
 

9:00am PDT

Volition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:00am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:15pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Friday April 5, 2019 9:00am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:00am PDT

Little Woods
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Little Woods

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5, 9:00 am
Tuesday, April 9, 5:05 pm

Directed by: Nia DaCosta

Cast: Lily James, Tessa Thompson, Luke Kirby

Synopsis: A modern Western that tells the story of two sisters, Ollie (Thompson) and Deb (James), who are driven to work outside the law to better their lives. For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.

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Friday April 5, 2019 9:00am - 10:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:05am PDT

Documentary Shorts B
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Doc Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:05 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:20 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:15 am

Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper
Directed by: Steven Gaddis
Synopsis:  A life-long Alice Cooper superfan convinces the original lineup of his favorite band to reunite at his record store 40 years after they parted ways.
 
Out of the Shadows
Directed by: Adrienne von Wolffersdorff
Synopsis: A theatre class at California State University, Long Beach, creates a play to tell the stories of undocumented immigrants from the community.

Friday April 5, 2019 9:05am - 10:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:10am PDT

Doing Money
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Doing Money

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:25 pm

Directed by: Lynsey Miller

Cast: Ana - Anca Dumitra
Dougie - Allen Leech
Ancuta - Cosmina Stratan
Skinny - Voica Oltean
Lily - Alina Ioana Serban
Ionut - Dragos Bucur
Rachel - Karen Hassan
Stefan - Sergiu Costache
Luca - Alec Secareanu
Sean - Tom Glynn-Carney

Synopsis: A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of 'pop up’ brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.

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Friday April 5, 2019 9:10am - 10:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

9:15am PDT

Families Like Yours
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Families like Yours

Run Time: 55 Min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm

Directed by: Rodolfo Eduardo Moro

Cast: Directed by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Writing Credits
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Families Cast:
Denis O'Hare
Hugo Redwood
Jessica Hawke
Liam Luque Duffy
Chris Crespo
Ian Switzer
Will Umali Behrens
Patrick Sean Duffy
Collin Umali
Diane Delap
Nicole Stern
Ashley Behrens
Declan O'Hare Redwood
Jane Switzer
Scott Rudolph
Rebecca Harrison (voice)
Brandon Behrens
Jordan Hawke
Leonardo Luque Duffy
Cameron Umali
Carla Baldwin
Jan Delap Jan Delap
Sidney Switzer
Lily Luque Duffy
Lorenzo Luque Duffy
Juan Luque Duffy
Erwynn Umali Behrens
Amanda Hawke
Lucas Switzer
Aspen River Hawke
Produced by
Marcos Duszczak ... producer
Chance Mitchell ... executive producer
Justin Nelson ... executive producer
Music by
Nicolas Pavlovic
Santiago Vázquez Baré
Cinematography by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Editing by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Agustin Fioriti
Production Management
Marcos Duszczak
Rodolfo Moro
Sound Department
Matias Giraldo ... sound editor
Nicolas Pavlovic ... sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Rodolfo Moro … camera
Marcos Duszczak ... assistant camera
Other crew
Shayne Gardner ... production assistant
Sabrina Gill Kent ... production assistant

Synopsis: Follows six families as they attempt to balance work and school, rush kids to sports practice, and deal with diaper duty. From all across the nation and in all different stages of family life, these families represent a cross-section of the modern American family, the only difference is that they are LGBT families.

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Friday April 5, 2019 9:15am - 10:10am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

9:20am PDT

Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:20 am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:35 pm

Directed by: Arwen Curry

Cast:  Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Michael Chabon and more

Synopsis: Decades before Hogwarts, Ursula K. Le Guin invited young readers to wizard school in her classic Earthsea fantasy series, and dazzled the science fiction world with masterworks like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. Produced with her participation over 10 years, the film is a breathtaking journey through the groundbreaking writer’s career and worlds, both real and fantastic.

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Friday April 5, 2019 9:20am - 10:30am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

10:45am PDT

The Proposal
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The Proposal

Run Time: 83 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 10:45 am
Thursday, April 11 at 5:05 pm

Directed by: Jill Magid

Cast: Documentary

Synopsis:
THE PROPOSAL follows conceptual artist Jill Magid as she develops a radical project to explore artistic legacy. At its heart is the work of the Pritzker Prize winning Mexican architect Luis Barragán, which is aggressively “protected” and kept from the public by its copyright holders. By cultivating relationships with Barragán’s family, admirers, institutions, and the rights holders—including extensive correspondence with the director of the Barragan Foundation—Magid consequently constructs a thoughtful love story between the director, herself, and the architect. Ultimately, THE PROPOSAL is a startling, provocative work that forces the viewer into reckoning with how an artist’s story is told, and who is permitted to do the telling.
Friday April 5, 2019 10:45am - 12:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:05am PDT

Hudson
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Hudson 

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:30pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:30pm


Directed by: Sean Cunningham

Cast: David Neal Levin - Hudson
Gregory Lay - Ryan
Mary Catherine Greenawalt - Sunrise
and Richard Masur - Jerry



Synopsis: After the death of his mother, recluse Hudson is surprised by a visit from his estranged but charming cousin Ryan. The pair agree to spread their loved one’s ashes but the odd couple’s simple road trip becomes a dysfunctional adventure when they meet a free-spirit, Sunrise.

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Friday April 5, 2019 11:05am - 12:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

11:05am PDT

World Cinema Shorts
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World Cinema Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:35 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 10:15 am

Melodi (Singapore)
Directed by: Michael Kam
Synopsis: An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

Generations (Denmark)
Directed by: Sune Sorensen
Synopsis: In a final attempt to re-connect, Alex takes his father on a road trip. Two stubborn men, a small car, a lifetime of unresolved issues.

Love Pool (UK)
Directed by: Asim Chaudhry
Synopsis: After leaving a dinner party with his friends, a single man has an encounter with a mystery woman that changes his view of love forever.

The Loss (Spain)
Directed by: Machu Latorre
Synopsis: A grieving widower copes with loss as he does laundry for the first time and faces life's universal mystery . . . a missing sock.

Over the Wall (Israel)
Directed by: Roy Zafrani
Synopsis: A coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.

A Wreck in Paradise (France)
Directed by: François Zaïdi
Synopsis: A drunken man who crashed his car finds himself a strange Faustian bar with a stranger sets of rules, but he might get the girl...

Friday April 5, 2019 11:05am - 12:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

11:10am PDT

Cruel Hearts
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Cruel Hearts 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:10am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:25pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10am


Directed by: Paul Osborne

Cast: Patrick Day, Alev Aydin, Bonnie Root, Melora Hardin, Eddie Jemison, Marion Kerr, Dawn Brodey

Synopsis: A young man discovers the woman he’s been seeing is married to a notorious crime boss. Worried that this gangster will at some point discover the affair and seek revenge, the young man decides to confess his transgression and beg for forgiveness. The ploy works, and the pair form a very unusual, and ultimately dangerous, friendship.

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Friday April 5, 2019 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

11:10am PDT

Midnight Traveler
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Midnight Traveler

Run Time: 87 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30 pm

Directed by: Hassan Fazili

Cast: Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, Hassan Fazili

Synopsis: MIDNIGHT TRAVELER is a gripping vérité story made by a family on the run. Their unique access and artistic vision provide an intimate portrait of a loving family and the myriad fellow travelers they meet on their odyssey.


Friday April 5, 2019 11:10am - 12:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:15am PDT

Curtiz
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Curtiz

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 6 5:10 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 6:40 pm

Directed by: Tamas Yvan Topolánszky

Cast:  Ferenc Lengyel - Michael Curtiz
Evelin Dobos - Kitty
Declan Hannigan - Mr. Johnson
Nikolett Barabás - Bess
Scott Alexander Young - Hal B. Wallis
József Gyabronka - Sz. Sakall
Andrew Hefler - Jack L. Warner
Lili Bordán - Irene

Synopsis: As America prepares to enter WW2, Hungarian film director Michael Curtiz grapples with political intervention and a dysfunctional relationship with his estranged daughter amid the troubled production of Casablanca in 1942.

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Friday April 5, 2019 11:15am - 12:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

12:50pm PDT

The River Within
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The River Within

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 12:50 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:00 pm

Directed by: Ivan Botha
Cast: Donnalee Roberts, Simoné Nortmann, Chanelle de JagerKey, Ilse Klink, Carla Classen

Synopsis: In “The River Within” we meet five women who are all drowning in the rough waters of their own realities. For individual reasons, these women end up together on ‘Adventure Therapy’ on the Orange River for a river-rafting trip. During this adventure, their raft is swept away and their guide is lost in the terrifying water. The women are left to their own devices to survive in the wilderness, unaware of the fact that their own realities and life experiences have already prepared them for the challenges ahead. But will that be enough?

“The River Within” is an adventure film about self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness and healing.

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Friday April 5, 2019 12:50pm - 2:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

12:55pm PDT

Boom
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Boom 

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 12:55 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:15 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10 am

Directed by: Jordan Albertsen

Cast: The Sonics, Mike McCready, Mark Arm, Nancy Wilson, Chris Ballew.

Synopsis: Boom' tells the untold story of one of rock 'n' roll's wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members of the band tell the true story of how it all went down, beginning to end.

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Friday April 5, 2019 12:55pm - 2:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

1:15pm PDT

Animated Shorts
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Animated Shorts
Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 5:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:15 am
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:25 pm

Lullaby Theories: Babies & Babies & Babies
Directed by: Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque
Synopsis: What could we learn if we discovered a parallel universe--a sister Earth? In this episode of Lullaby Theories, we discuss the much-debated inflation theory.
 
Toasted
Directed by: Chad Janusch
Synopsis: A drunk considers other options with the help of an unlikely friend.

L'Homme et le Poisson
Directed by: Lewis Leon
Synopsis:  Set against the backdrop of a vast, frozen tundra; a grizzled fisherman gets his comeuppance from a vindictive, yet familiar fish.

The Blues Crab
Directed by: Ari Rubenstein
Synopsis: An old gnarled crab tells his story of loss and sorrow, hoping to save a couple young crabs from the life of blues he’s led

The Seasons of Saguaro Sam
Directed by: Brian O'Connor
Synopsis: A time lapse of Arizona's seasons, or lack thereof, that features a saguaro cactus.

Novalis
Directed by: Chris Powell
Synopsis: A lonely, lost orphan tries to find shelter in a desolate German village, where he finds a robot creature called Novalis.

The Indies: An Animated Short
Directed by: DJ Tony Dake, Chaz Bottoms
Synopsis: Funded through Kickstarter, The Indies: An Animated Short looks to challenge how audiences view good vs evil in this Hip-Hop Western.
 
Red Tape
Directed by: David St. Clair
Synopsis: In a digital dystopia, a man is mislabeled as an animal and faces dire consequences.

Pour 585
Directed by: Patrick Smith
Synopsis: A timid character with a wine glass for a head grows larger than his numbered peers while participating in a prosaic cycle of pouring.
 
Bristled
Directed by: Scott Farrell
Synopsis: After countless blind dates, Bernard swears that his next date will be the one. But could her flaw be too much for him to overcome?
 
Mogu and Perol
Directed by: Tsuneo Goda
Synopsis: A story about two friends living on Yummy Island. Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal.

Friday April 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

1:15pm PDT

This World Alone
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This World Alone 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 1:15pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:20am
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Jordan Noel

Cast: Belle Adams, Lau'rie Roach, Carrie Walrond Hood, Sophie Edwards, Brandon O'Dell


Synopsis: Following a cataclysmic event which left the Earth without technology, Sam — a book-obsessed teenaged girl — lives in seclusion with her two mother-figures. After an accident, she’s pushed out of her protective world and forced to put her makeshift parents’ opposing world-views to the test as she faces the physical and emotional challenges of a world reclaimed by nature.

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Friday April 5, 2019 1:15pm - 2:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

1:20pm PDT

College Shorts
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College Shorts
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:55 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15 am

Lemonade
Directed by: Keegan Carlson
Synopsis: A peculiar man finds himself amongst a duo eager to make him some fresh lemonade.
 
Esta Es Tu Cuba | This is Your Cuba
Directed by: Brian Robau
Synopsis: Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as the Cuban revolution tears his family apart.

Homecoming
Directed by: Jennifer Blair
Synopsis: When a college sophomore returns home to share some important news with his parents, things don’t go exactly as he had expected… until they do.

The Incident
Directed by: Meedo Taha
Synopsis: What happened at the bus-stop? The truth lies between a veiled Muslim woman, a migrant Syrian worker, and a gaggle of passengers to the mosque.

How to Live Your Life Correctly
Directed by: Xindi Lou
Synopsis: A troubled, neurotic teenager pins all hope for an existential breakthrough on the love of her rebellious hospital roommate.
 
Snowball
Directed by: Paul Rivet
Synopsis: Andre Willis, a black actor tired of typecasting and stereotypical roles, decides to audition for a lucrative television remake of Glengarry Glen Ross in whiteface.

Friday April 5, 2019 1:20pm - 2:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

1:25pm PDT

Wolves Unleashed
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Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:20 pm

Directed by: Andrew Simpson

Cast: Andrew Simpson, Sally Jo Sousa

Synopsis: Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds, is the next film in the award-winning series which follows world renowned animal trainer, Andrew Simpson. This time his journey takes him to China, where he and his team are given the difficult task of raising and training wild Mongolian wolves, for the Chinese blockbuster film 'Wolf Totem'

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Friday April 5, 2019 1:25pm - 2:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

2:55pm PDT

Vanilla
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Vanilla 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 2:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:10pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Will Dennis

Cast: Will Dennis
Kelsea Bauman-Murphy Kathryn Grody
Eddie Alfano
Taylor Hess
Johnny Sibilly
Aparna Nancherla

Synopsis:
A freewheeling comedian determined to save her family business persuades an uptight entrepreneur to go on a long first date - a road trip to New Orleans.

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Friday April 5, 2019 2:55pm - 4:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:15pm PDT

Latino American Directed Shorts
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Latino American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:15 pm
Monday, April 8 at 9:20 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:10 pm

Without Shame
Directed by: David E Valdez
Synopsis:  As the debate for border security continues, Carlos and Emilio discuss the legitimacy of their illegal actions somewhere in the hot Arizona desert.

Abuela's Luck
Directed by: Ricky Rosario
Synopsis:  A young man’s relationship with his grandmother is altered forever after a chance visit to his neighborhood Dominican bodega.

Pozole
Directed by: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros
Synopsis: La Gringa killed her Nana.

Manos Que Nos Hicieron
Directed by: Julius Austin Olivas
Synopsis: A family's tradition of making hand pressed tortillas is passed down from one generation to the next. A film about preserving cultural traditions.
 
A Period Piece
Directed by: Sylvia Ray
Synopsis: Cheered on by her best friend, a teen confronts her greatest fear - tampons 

Her Body
Directed by: Juan Avella
Synopsis:  A Latina immigrant must face her abusive American boyfriend when she wakes up in a garage about to be sold to a body trafficking ring.

ME 3.769
Directed by: Elaine Del Valle
Synopsis:  A Pubescent Latina looks forward to her maturing body, but must soon cope with the sexual misconduct of someone she trusts.

Paradise Terrace
Directed by: Pedro Perez Nuñez
Synopsis: The day in the lives of three interweave stories about domestic violence, irresponsibility, and the effects of immigration in a apartment complex named ParadiseTerrace.

Friday April 5, 2019 3:15pm - 4:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

3:20pm PDT

The Wrong Todd
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The Wrong Todd 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:20pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Rob Schulbaum

Cast:  Jesse Rosen, Anna Rizzo, Sean Carmichael, Derek K. Moore, Erin Rose

Synopsis: Todd faces losing everything after his evil twin from a parallel universe arrives to steal his girlfriend.

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Friday April 5, 2019 3:20pm - 4:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:20pm PDT

An Innocent Kiss
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An Innocent Kiss

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:20 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 4:55 pm

Directed by: Jason Shirley

Cast: Burt Reynolds, Michael Abbott Jr., Lee Armstrong,

Synopsis:
When beer drinking Randy Barnes returns home after 8 years, he brings enough trouble for his brother, his brother’s wife and kids, their eccentric neighbor and even Crazy Cobb Robbins, the retired pro-wrestler that ended Randy’s wrestling career with his famous cry-baby clutch.

Friday April 5, 2019 3:20pm - 5:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

3:25pm PDT

Documentary Shorts A
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Doc Shorts A
Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 pm

Jim's Camelot
Directed by: Evan Falbaum
Synopsis: Jim Bishop reflects on his life's work, a massive castle he built by himself in the mountains of Colorado.

The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting
Directed by: Julie Mallozzi
Synopsis: Facing a divisive political climate, Americans are changing the way we vote. Mainers lead the way, fighting entrenched interests to enact a powerful electoral reform.
 
Kenny
Directed by: Lukas Korver
Synopsis: Kenny was among the first players in the NFL to begin kneeling in protest of racism, inequality, and social injustice. He continues that protest today.

Dust Rising
Directed by: Lauren Schwartzman
Synopsis:  An eye-opening journey with dust from the microscopic to the global scale, to discover how dust can be both live-giving and deadly in turn.

Forgotten
Directed by: Daniel Soares
Synopsis:  Jai Alai used to be one of America's greatest sport. Today it's almost dead. 'Forgotten' is about performing your art even if nobody is watching.
 

Friday April 5, 2019 3:25pm - 4:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

3:30pm PDT

Modified
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Modified

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25am
Sunday, April 7 at 10:20am

Directed by: Aube Giroux
Cast: Dr. Jane Goodall, Rachel Parent, Andrew Kimbrell, George Naylor

Synopsis: In the award-winning documentary Modified, the filmmaker and her mother embark on a personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world.

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Friday April 5, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

3:30pm PDT

College Flimmakers Panels
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Friday April 5, 2019 3:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Panel

5:00pm PDT

The Weight of Water
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The Weight of Water 

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:25am

Directed by: Michael Brown

Cast: Erik Weihenmayer, Lonnie Bedwell, Harlan Taney, Robert Raker

Synopsis: The Weight of Water is the story of a blind adventurer taking on an improbable challenge, solo kayaking the Grand Canyon.

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Friday April 5, 2019 5:00pm - 6:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

5:20pm PDT

Inner City Rats
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Inner City Rats

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5, 5:20 pm
Saturday, April 6, 9:15 am
Wednesday, April 10, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Sam Garcia Southern

Cast:  Radamiz
Cameron "Madwiz" Pierre
Sean Stolzen
Connor Dylan
Nathaniel Ansbach
Giordan Diaz

Synopsis: Structured as an album, this film depicts New York City as the common thread that weaves together glimpses into the lives of young misfits, petty thieves, and low level criminals. Starring rapper Radamiz. From a 19 year old writer / director.

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Friday April 5, 2019 5:20pm - 6:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

5:25pm PDT

Off the Rails
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Off the Rails 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:25pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:00am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Damian Fitzsimmons

Cast: James Robert Wood - Chris
Vance Vlasek - Liam
David Gallegos - Manny
Otmara Marrero - Anna
Courtney Dlugos - Lena
Kelly Aishling Gray - Kelly
Steven D. Mairano - Sal

Synopsis: It's the early 1970s in Florida, not long after the “summer of love”: social growth, political awareness and unrest. Best friends Chris, Liam and Manny float happily through the youth-fueled counterculture. As lovable as they are inept, the three friends decide to open their own bar without any knowledge or experience, and the good times mix with sheer folly.

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Friday April 5, 2019 5:25pm - 7:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

5:30pm PDT

Live Action Shorts A
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Live Action Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 10:15 am

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
Directed by: Elisabeth Gray
Synopsis:  
When Frank (Tergesen) picks up his recliner from his ex-wife Donna (Sedaris), they learn what's left of their marriage...and what must be left behind.
 
A Boy's Fear
Directed by: Samson Alli
Synopsis:  
A young boy must face a very personal fear.

Scrap 
Directed by: Leena Pendharkar
Synopsis:
After getting fired, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
 
Just a Question
Directed by: Roy Eisenstein
Synopsis: A homeless man asks a simple question and simply solves it himself.

Jameson
Directed by: John Humber
Synopsis: A man's peaceful life is disrupted when three dangerous travelers lay siege to his secluded cabin in the woods. 

A Cohort of Guests
Directed by: Todd Sandler
Synopsis: A group of friends enjoy a casual summer dinner party until they are shockingly interrupted by an uninvited guest.

Eclipse
Directed by: Jason Ruscio
Synopsis: Loss and fear as seen through the war-torn eyes of a young boy, captured in stark black and white without a word of dialogue.
 

Friday April 5, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

5:35pm PDT

Lost Holiday
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Lost Holiday

Run Time: 75 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:05 pm

Directed by: Michael and Thomas Matthews

Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Thomas Matthews, Keith Poulson, William Jackson Harper, Ismenia Mendes, Tone Tank, Joshua Leonard, and Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Synopsis: Margaret and Henry are back home in Washington DC for the holidays. At a Christmas party of old high school friends, Margaret discovers that her ex-boyfriend is now engaged. With her holiday mood ruined, Margaret and Henry ditch the party to go score some drugs. What starts as a night of debauchery evolves into a self-indulgent quest when the two friends become convinced that they are the only ones who can solve the kidnapping of a neighborhood socialite.

Friday April 5, 2019 5:35pm - 6:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:35pm PDT

Finding Alice
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Finding Alice

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 5:35 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Pablo Fernandez

Cast: Emma Melkersson, John La Briola

Synopsis: Erin lives on the streets but cheats her way into a job at a nursing home. She ends up stealing cash and going on the run, kidnapping one of the patients in the process. But Erin's frantic escape gradually turns into an inspirational and revealing road trip due to the unconventional relationship which develops between her and her kidnap victim.

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Friday April 5, 2019 5:35pm - 6:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

6:55pm PDT

General Magic
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General Magic 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 6:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm


Directed by: Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude

Cast: Marc Porat, Megan Smith, Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Darin Adler, Joanna Hoffman, Kevin Lynch

Synopsis: The side of Silicon Valley you never see, General Magic is a tale of how great vision and epic failure can change the world. From the first smartphones to social media, e-commerce and even emoji, the ideas that now dominate our day-to-day lives were born at General Magic. This is the story of one of history’s most talented teams.

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Friday April 5, 2019 6:55pm - 8:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

7:10pm PDT

Live Action Shorts B
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Live Action Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 7:10 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm
Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm

Peggy
Directed by: Justin O'Neal Miller
Synopsis:  
Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but she is put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.

Soliloquy
Directed by: Marion Kerr
Synopsis:
After being surrounded by guests at the wedding of his mother to his own uncle, Hamlet finally has a moment to himself...herself...themselves.

Suncatcher
Directed by: Parker Croft
Synopsis: For months Kira has been living out of her car in Venice, California. Today that changes.

Every Other Weekend 
Directed by: Josh Victor Rothstein
Synopsis:
"Every Other Weekend" is a day-in-the-life story about the volatile relationship between a strong willed 10 year old girl and her misguided alcoholic mother.

A Civilized Life
Directed by: Victoria Keon-Cohen
Synopsis:
In Utah 1870, two girls pursue their independence as survival endures over morality.

Disappearing Inka 
Directed by: Nathan Cole
Synopsis:
Inka is leaving her world and reappearing in unusual locations. With the help of her brother she must figure out why, before she disappears forever.

Never Land
Directed by: Brett Smith
Synopsis:
NEVER LAND is the story of an inner-city foster boy who has nothing but his imagination. His only escape coming through his dreams to Neverland.
 

Friday April 5, 2019 7:10pm - 8:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

7:20pm PDT

What Men Long For
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What Men Long For

Run Time: 100 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 7:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 pm

Directed by: Rudolf Havlík

Cast: Anna Polivkova, Jiri Langmajer, Tana Pauhofova, Matej Hadek

Synopsis:The charismatic and self-confident man, Karel Král, is an editor-in-chief of men's magazine. Although a chauvinistic type, he is very popular with women. However, he struggles in his personal life. He frequently argues with his ex-wife over their 17 year-old daughter, who despises his new way of life.
Then the consequences of his behavior catch up with him. He loses his job, and the editor-in-chief position is given to a young and beautiful woman. But his bad luck does not end there. After another fight with his ex-wife and daughter, and a woman driver crashing into his car, Karel and his best friend Čestmír have an evening of binge drinking. During the wild night, he expresses a wish to be a woman. When he wakes up the next morning he discovers that his wish has been granted...

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Friday April 5, 2019 7:20pm - 9:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

7:30pm PDT

Windows on the World - Friday Night Event
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Windows on the World

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 7:10pm

Directed by: Michael D. Olmos

Cast: Edward James Olmos, Ryan Guzman, Chelsea Gilligan, Richard Cabral, and Julie Carmen

Synopsis: On the morning of September 11, 2001, Fernando and his family in Mexico watch the news in horror as the Twin Towers collapse. His father, Balthazar, is an undocumented busboy on the top floor in the Windows on the World restaurant. Three weeks pass, and there is no word from Balthazar. No telephone calls, money orders, or hope that he is alive. As the family grieves, feeling the emotional and financial toll of their absent patriarch, Fernando's distraught mother swears she sees her husband on news footage - escaping from the building ALIVE. Heroic Fernando decides to take the epic journey from Mexico to New York City to find his father and save his family. Along the way, he finds love and befriends an eclectic group of international characters that help him restore his faith in humanity, as Fernando discovers the hard truths about his father, the melting pot of America, and the immigrant experience.

Friday April 5, 2019 7:30pm - 9:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:35pm PDT

The Grounds
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The Grounds

Run Time: 89 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 7:35pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30pm

Directed by: Peter O’Melia

Cast:
Michael Welch (Twilight, Z Nation), Trevor Morgan (Jurassic Park III, The Sixth Sense, The Patriot), Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle, LOL), Allison Paige (The Flash, Days of Our Lives)

Synopsis:
Alcoholic Calvin cons his way into a job tending the grounds of a hillside mansion owned by the reclusive Jack. On the night Calvin stumbles into a bathroom to see Jack with a gun to his head, an unlikely friendship is born.

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Friday April 5, 2019 7:35pm - 8:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

7:40pm PDT

The Hole in the Ground
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The Hole in the Ground

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 4 at 7:40 pm

Directed by: Lee Cronin

Cast: Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, and James Quinn
Markey

Synopsis: Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside, next to a forest that hides an enormous sinkhole. One night, Chris vanishes, and when he reappears he seems unharmed and unchanged. But, as his behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah begins to fear that the boy who has returned may not be her son at all.

The feature debut from writer-director Lee Cronin, The Hole in the Ground weaves
suspense, terror, and supernatural folklore into a richly evocative story about the primal
fears of motherhood.

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Friday April 5, 2019 7:40pm - 9:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

7:50pm PDT

Live from The Astroturf, Alice Cooper
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Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper

Run Time: 60 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5, 7:50 pm

Directed by: Steven Gaddis

Cast: Chris Penn, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway

Synopsis: A life-long Alice Cooper superfan convinces the original lineup of his favorite band to reunite at his record store 40 years after they parted ways.

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Friday April 5, 2019 7:50pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:10pm PDT

Horror Shorts A
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Horror Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 5:40 pm

Plastic Hip
Directed by: Bradford Uyeda
Synopsis: In this music video a mad doctor replaces a geriatric patients hip with one straight from hell.
 
Third Wheel
Directed by: Daniel DelPurgatorio
Synopsis: Susan has more than just skeletons in her closet.
 
Keloid
Directed by: Brendan Pollecutt
Synopsis:  Libby donates a kidney to her fiancee, Dom. After he breaks off the engagement, she goes on a mission to get it back.

Rotsy
Directed by: D. A. Keenan
Synopsis: Rotsy, a killer clown, is faced with death when his slasher villain friends find out he has never killed anyone.
 
Songbird
Directed by: Helen Baldwin
Synopsis:  Raymond discovers a “magic camera,” which he uses as a weapon to dominate women. After recovering from their initial terror, the women reclaim their power.
 
The Leshiy
Directed by: Ben Anderson, Sawyer Purman
Synopsis:  The Leshiy follows Anya as she attempts to free her husband from the curse of the Leshiy, a monstrous winter demon.

The Foodies
Directed by: Julien de Volte, Arnaud Tabarly
Synopsis:  Completely mad, very hungry, "The Foodies" make a terrifying and evil family. They are ready to do anything for food, including the worst.
 

Friday April 5, 2019 9:10pm - 10:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

9:15pm PDT

Body at Brighton Rock
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Body at Brighton Rock

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:15pm
Thursday, April 11 at 7:20pm

Directed by: Roxanne Benjamin

Cast: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, John Getz, Matt Peters

Synopsis: Wendy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she’s capable enough to do the job. When she takes a wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run and do the harder job of staying put — spending the night deep in the wilderness, facing down her worst fears and proving to everyone - including herself - that she’s made of stronger stuff than they think she is.

Friday April 5, 2019 9:15pm - 10:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:20pm PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts A
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Sci-Fi Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:25 am

Transmission
Directed by: Rebecca Gardiner
Synopsis:  
Whilst on a rescue mission Madison's crew starts to go missing around her. She races to save herself, her crew, and the fate of mankind

Bombora
Directed by: Augie Meleo
Synopsis:
Z travels to Earth to surf.
 
Beautiful Bunkers
Directed by: Boone Cavender
Synopsis:  
Artemis has spent 15 years in a Cold War Bunker, only communicating through a CB radio. But her childhood friend Linda has stopped responding.
 
 Lavender
Directed by: Henry Boffin
Synopsis:  
A woman must learn to let her Father go in a future where eating humans has become the norm to help combat growing food shortages.
 
 Hot Knife Cold Butter
Directed by: Zaina Salameh
Synopsis:  
A young man infatuated with the 'vintage' phenomenon of romance is caught in an era of clinical matchmaking and engineered laws of genetic love compatibility.
 
 Tik Tok
Directed by: R.J. Blake
Synopsis:
Follow Jon and Claudia as they use TIK TOK! The new dating app that allows people to turn back time to create the perfect moment.
 
Regulation
Directed by: Ryan Patch
Synopsis:
An ambitious social worker must decide what to do when a precocious young girl refuses the government-mandated, behavior-modifying patches that guarantees happiness.
 

Friday April 5, 2019 9:20pm - 10:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

9:35pm PDT

Assassinaut
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Assassinaut

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 pm

Directed by: Drew Bolduc

Cast: Shannon Hutchinson, Jasmina Parent, Yael Haskal, Jonathan Newport, Vito Trigo

Synopsis: A young girl must brave the alien wilderness of a faraway planet to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut.

Friday April 5, 2019 9:35pm - 11:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Saturday, April 6
 

9:00am PDT

Off the Rails
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Off the Rails 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:25pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:00am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Damian Fitzsimmons

Cast: James Robert Wood - Chris
Vance Vlasek - Liam
David Gallegos - Manny
Otmara Marrero - Anna
Courtney Dlugos - Lena
Kelly Aishling Gray - Kelly
Steven D. Mairano - Sal

Synopsis: It's the early 1970s in Florida, not long after the “summer of love”: social growth, political awareness and unrest. Best friends Chris, Liam and Manny float happily through the youth-fueled counterculture. As lovable as they are inept, the three friends decide to open their own bar without any knowledge or experience, and the good times mix with sheer folly.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:00am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:00am PDT

Mountain Rest
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Mountain Rest

Run Time: 92 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 9 am
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:35 pm

Directed by: Alex O Eaton

Cast: Natalia Dyer, Shawn Hatosy, Frances Conroy and Kate Lyn Sheil

Synopsis: After years without contact, Ethel (Frances Conroy), an aging actress, asks her estranged daughter and granddaughter, Frankie (Kate Lyn Sheil) and Clara (Natalia Dyer), home for the weekend to attend an extravagant party. At 16, Clara has never met any extended family, and her grandmother’s eccentric nature is infectious. Clara is drawn deeper into her grandmother’s fantasies and disillusionments, causing the rift in Clara’s relationship with her mother to widen. Meanwhile, Frankie is left to battle her own demons and face a love she left behind. These tensions culminate as Ethel’s ulterior motive for the weekend’s festivities force everyone to reconsider the roles they play in each other’s lives, and the worth of family as a whole.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:00am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:10am PDT

General Magic
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General Magic 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 6:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm


Directed by: Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude

Cast: Marc Porat, Megan Smith, Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Darin Adler, Joanna Hoffman, Kevin Lynch

Synopsis: The side of Silicon Valley you never see, General Magic is a tale of how great vision and epic failure can change the world. From the first smartphones to social media, e-commerce and even emoji, the ideas that now dominate our day-to-day lives were born at General Magic. This is the story of one of history’s most talented teams.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:10am - 10:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:10am PDT

Documentary Shorts A
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Doc Shorts A
Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 pm

Jim's Camelot
Directed by: Evan Falbaum
Synopsis: Jim Bishop reflects on his life's work, a massive castle he built by himself in the mountains of Colorado.

The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting
Directed by: Julie Mallozzi
Synopsis: Facing a divisive political climate, Americans are changing the way we vote. Mainers lead the way, fighting entrenched interests to enact a powerful electoral reform.
 
Kenny
Directed by: Lukas Korver
Synopsis: Kenny was among the first players in the NFL to begin kneeling in protest of racism, inequality, and social injustice. He continues that protest today.

Dust Rising
Directed by: Lauren Schwartzman
Synopsis:  An eye-opening journey with dust from the microscopic to the global scale, to discover how dust can be both live-giving and deadly in turn.

Forgotten
Directed by: Daniel Soares
Synopsis:  Jai Alai used to be one of America's greatest sport. Today it's almost dead. 'Forgotten' is about performing your art even if nobody is watching.
 

Saturday April 6, 2019 9:10am - 10:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:15am PDT

Inner City Rats
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Inner City Rats

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5, 5:20 pm
Saturday, April 6, 9:15 am
Wednesday, April 10, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Sam Garcia Southern

Cast: Radamiz
Cameron "Madwiz" Pierre
Sean Stolzen
Connor Dylan
Nathaniel Ansbach
Giordan Diaz

Synopsis: Structured as an album, this film depicts New York City as the common thread that weaves together glimpses into the lives of young misfits, petty thieves, and low level criminals. Starring rapper Radamiz. From a 19 year old writer / director.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:15am - 10:30am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:20am PDT

Wolves Unleashed
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Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:20 pm

Directed by: Andrew Simpson

Cast: Andrew Simpson, Sally Jo Sousa

Synopsis: Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds, is the next film in the award-winning series which follows world renowned animal trainer, Andrew Simpson. This time his journey takes him to China, where he and his team are given the difficult task of raising and training wild Mongolian wolves, for the Chinese blockbuster film 'Wolf Totem'

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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:20am - 10:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

9:20am PDT

Live Action Shorts B
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Live Action Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 7:10 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm
Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm

Peggy
Directed by: Justin O'Neal Miller
Synopsis:  
Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but she is put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.

Soliloquy
Directed by: Marion Kerr
Synopsis:
After being surrounded by guests at the wedding of his mother to his own uncle, Hamlet finally has a moment to himself...herself...themselves.

Suncatcher
Directed by: Parker Croft
Synopsis: For months Kira has been living out of her car in Venice, California. Today that changes.

Every Other Weekend 
Directed by: Josh Victor Rothstein
Synopsis:
"Every Other Weekend" is a day-in-the-life story about the volatile relationship between a strong willed 10 year old girl and her misguided alcoholic mother.

A Civilized Life
Directed by: Victoria Keon-Cohen
Synopsis:
In Utah 1870, two girls pursue their independence as survival endures over morality.

Disappearing Inka 
Directed by: Nathan Cole
Synopsis:
Inka is leaving her world and reappearing in unusual locations. With the help of her brother she must figure out why, before she disappears forever.

Never Land
Directed by: Brett Smith
Synopsis:
NEVER LAND is the story of an inner-city foster boy who has nothing but his imagination. His only escape coming through his dreams to Neverland.
 

Saturday April 6, 2019 9:20am - 10:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

11:05am PDT

All Creatures Here Below
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All Creatures Here Below

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 11:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 2:50 pm

Directed by: Collin Schiffli

Cast: David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, David Koechner, Jennifer Morrison, Richard Cabral, John Doe

Synopsis: Gensan and Ruby struggle in the face of poverty which is made worse when Gensan loses his job. Forced to break the law to make ends meet, he sets out on the run with Ruby across the country hoping to finally find their freedom.

Saturday April 6, 2019 11:05am - 12:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:05am PDT

What Men Long For
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What Men Long For

Run Time: 100 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 7:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 pm

Directed by: Rudolf Havlík

Cast: Anna Polivkova, Jiri Langmajer, Tana Pauhofova, Matej Hadek

Synopsis:The charismatic and self-confident man, Karel Král, is an editor-in-chief of men's magazine. Although a chauvinistic type, he is very popular with women. However, he struggles in his personal life. He frequently argues with his ex-wife over their 17 year-old daughter, who despises his new way of life.
Then the consequences of his behavior catch up with him. He loses his job, and the editor-in-chief position is given to a young and beautiful woman. But his bad luck does not end there. After another fight with his ex-wife and daughter, and a woman driver crashing into his car, Karel and his best friend Čestmír have an evening of binge drinking. During the wild night, he expresses a wish to be a woman. When he wakes up the next morning he discovers that his wish has been granted...

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Saturday April 6, 2019 11:05am - 12:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

11:10am PDT

The Grounds
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The Grounds

Run Time: 89 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 7:35pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30pm

Directed by: Peter O’Melia

Cast:
Michael Welch (Twilight, Z Nation), Trevor Morgan (Jurassic Park III, The Sixth Sense, The Patriot), Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle, LOL), Allison Paige (The Flash, Days of Our Lives)

Synopsis:
Alcoholic Calvin cons his way into a job tending the grounds of a hillside mansion owned by the reclusive Jack. On the night Calvin stumbles into a bathroom to see Jack with a gun to his head, an unlikely friendship is born.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 11:10am - 12:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

11:15am PDT

College Shorts
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College Shorts
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:55 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15 am

Lemonade
Directed by: Keegan Carlson
Synopsis: A peculiar man finds himself amongst a duo eager to make him some fresh lemonade.
 
Esta Es Tu Cuba | This is Your Cuba
Directed by: Brian Robau
Synopsis: Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as the Cuban revolution tears his family apart.

Homecoming
Directed by: Jennifer Blair
Synopsis: When a college sophomore returns home to share some important news with his parents, things don’t go exactly as he had expected… until they do.

The Incident
Directed by: Meedo Taha
Synopsis: What happened at the bus-stop? The truth lies between a veiled Muslim woman, a migrant Syrian worker, and a gaggle of passengers to the mosque.

How to Live Your Life Correctly
Directed by: Xindi Lou
Synopsis: A troubled, neurotic teenager pins all hope for an existential breakthrough on the love of her rebellious hospital roommate.
 
Snowball
Directed by: Paul Rivet
Synopsis: Andre Willis, a black actor tired of typecasting and stereotypical roles, decides to audition for a lucrative television remake of Glengarry Glen Ross in whiteface.

Saturday April 6, 2019 11:15am - 12:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

11:20am PDT

This World Alone
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This World Alone 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 1:15pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:20am
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Jordan Noel

Cast: Belle Adams, Lau'rie Roach, Carrie Walrond Hood, Sophie Edwards, Brandon O'Dell


Synopsis: Following a cataclysmic event which left the Earth without technology, Sam — a book-obsessed teenaged girl — lives in seclusion with her two mother-figures. After an accident, she’s pushed out of her protective world and forced to put her makeshift parents’ opposing world-views to the test as she faces the physical and emotional challenges of a world reclaimed by nature.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 11:20am - 12:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

11:25am PDT

African American Directed Shorts
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African American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25 am
Monday, April 8 at 7:15 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:10 pm

Disco Head
Directed by: Lindsey Oblitey
Synopsis: Carter has a fateful encounter with an unexpected stranger in a bathroom who introduces a bit of needed ridiculousness into his life.
 
Pink & Blue
Directed by: James Parris
Synopsis: Animated short promoting gender-equality and challenging gender-segregation from a toys-eye-view. A group of toys in a house segregated by gender have their status quo challenged.

GAMERS
Directed by: Searit Huluf
Synopsis: An amateur female gamer is given a lifetime opportunity to try out for a pro league gaming team, only to be repressed by self-doubt.

ASIA A
Directed by: Andrew Reid
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Birth of Afrobeat
Directed by: Opiyo Okeyo
Synopsis: Filmmaker Opiyo Okeyo follows iconic drummer, Tony Allen, as he recounts how he and late musician Fela Kuti, founded Africa's most popular music genre--Afrobeat.

Trio
Directed by: Kevin Giles
Synopsis: Two siblings struggle to coexist with their vice-riddled single mother

White Noise
Directed by: Frida Perez
Synopsis: In need of extra cash, Dolores, a young black waitress, participates in a psychological study.
 
The Treadmill
Directed by: Stefan Dezil
Synopsis: In the near future, an out-of-shape black man uses his VR Treadmill sending him back to a point in history to motivate himself to run.

Utopia
Directed by: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
Synopsis: Angel, a twenty-something aspirational woman, wakes up from a coma in Uganda.

Saturday April 6, 2019 11:25am - 12:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

11:25am PDT

Modified
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Modified

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25am
Sunday, April 7 at 10:20am

Directed by: Aube Giroux
Cast: Dr. Jane Goodall, Rachel Parent, Andrew Kimbrell, George Naylor

Synopsis: In the award-winning documentary Modified, the filmmaker and her mother embark on a personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 11:25am - 12:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

1:05pm PDT

Disneynature's Penguins
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Disneynature’s Penguins

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 1:05pm

Directed by: Alastair Fothergill, Jeff Wilson

Producer: Roy Conli

Synopsis: Disneynature’s all-new feature film “Penguins” is a coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. None of it comes easily for him, especially considering he's targeted by everything from killer whales to leopard seals, who unapologetically threaten his happily ever after. From the filmmaking team behind “Bears” and “Chimpanzee,” Disneynature’s “Penguins” opens in theaters nationwide in time for Earth Day 2019.

Saturday April 6, 2019 1:05pm - 3:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

1:10pm PDT

Vanilla
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Vanilla 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 2:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:10pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Will Dennis

Cast: Will Dennis
Kelsea Bauman-Murphy Kathryn Grody
Eddie Alfano
Taylor Hess
Johnny Sibilly
Aparna Nancherla

Synopsis:
A freewheeling comedian determined to save her family business persuades an uptight entrepreneur to go on a long first date - a road trip to New Orleans.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 1:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

1:20pm PDT

Finding Alice
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Finding Alice

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 5:35 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Pablo Fernandez

Cast: Emma Melkersson, John La Briola

Synopsis: Erin lives on the streets but cheats her way into a job at a nursing home. She ends up stealing cash and going on the run, kidnapping one of the patients in the process. But Erin's frantic escape gradually turns into an inspirational and revealing road trip due to the unconventional relationship which develops between her and her kidnap victim.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 1:20pm - 2:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

1:20pm PDT

The Bastard's Fig Tree
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The Bastard’s Fig Tree

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 1:20pm
Monday, April 8 at 9:35pm

Directed by: Ana Murugarren

Cast: Karra Elejalde, Carlos Areces, Pepa Aniorte, Jordi Sanchez

Synopsis: In Ana Murugarren’s whimsical THE BASTARDS’ FIG TREE, a fascist soldier in the Spanish Civil War becomes a fig-tree obsessed hermit after looking into the vengeful eyes of a young boy whose father and brother he had violently executed.

Saturday April 6, 2019 1:20pm - 2:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

1:25pm PDT

Documentary Shorts B
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Doc Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:05 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:20 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:15 am

Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper
Directed by: Steven Gaddis
Synopsis:  A life-long Alice Cooper superfan convinces the original lineup of his favorite band to reunite at his record store 40 years after they parted ways.
 
Out of the Shadows
Directed by: Adrienne von Wolffersdorff
Synopsis: A theatre class at California State University, Long Beach, creates a play to tell the stories of undocumented immigrants from the community.
Saturday April 6, 2019 1:25pm - 3:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

1:30pm PDT

Doing Money
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Doing Money

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:25 pm

Directed by: Lynsey Miller

Cast: Ana - Anca Dumitra
Dougie - Allen Leech
Ancuta - Cosmina Stratan
Skinny - Voica Oltean
Lily - Alina Ioana Serban
Ionut - Dragos Bucur
Rachel - Karen Hassan
Stefan - Sergiu Costache
Luca - Alec Secareanu
Sean - Tom Glynn-Carney

Synopsis: A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of 'pop up’ brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

1:30pm PDT

The Charlie Movie
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The Charlie Movie / "La Vie Magnifique De Charlie"

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, April 6, 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7, 6:45 pm
Tuesday, April 9, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Bobby Huntley

Cast: Kortnee Price, Nikki Lashae, Ashley S Evans, Lailaa Brookings

Synopsis: A quirky young woman struggles to remain carefree after the death of the love of her life: her sister.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

3:15pm PDT

Volition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:00am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:15pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 3:15pm - 4:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:15pm PDT

Life Without Basketball
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Life Without Basketball

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15 pm
Monday, April 8 at 5:05 pm
Directed by: Tim Odonnell and Jon Mercer

Cast: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir

Synopsis:
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 3:15pm - 4:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

3:20pm PDT

Live Action Shorts A
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Live Action Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 10:15 am

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
Directed by: Elisabeth Gray
Synopsis:  
When Frank (Tergesen) picks up his recliner from his ex-wife Donna (Sedaris), they learn what's left of their marriage...and what must be left behind.
 
A Boy's Fear
Directed by: Samson Alli
Synopsis:  
A young boy must face a very personal fear.

Scrap 
Directed by: Leena Pendharkar
Synopsis:
After getting fired, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
 
Just a Question
Directed by: Roy Eisenstein
Synopsis: A homeless man asks a simple question and simply solves it himself.

Jameson
Directed by: John Humber
Synopsis: A man's peaceful life is disrupted when three dangerous travelers lay siege to his secluded cabin in the woods. 

A Cohort of Guests
Directed by: Todd Sandler
Synopsis: A group of friends enjoy a casual summer dinner party until they are shockingly interrupted by an uninvited guest.

Eclipse
Directed by: Jason Ruscio
Synopsis: Loss and fear as seen through the war-torn eyes of a young boy, captured in stark black and white without a word of dialogue.
 
Saturday April 6, 2019 3:20pm - 4:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

3:25pm PDT

World Cinema Shorts
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World Cinema Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:35 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 10:15 am

Melodi (Singapore)
Directed by: Michael Kam
Synopsis: An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

Generations (Denmark)
Directed by: Sune Sorensen
Synopsis: In a final attempt to re-connect, Alex takes his father on a road trip. Two stubborn men, a small car, a lifetime of unresolved issues.

Love Pool (UK)
Directed by: Asim Chaudhry
Synopsis: After leaving a dinner party with his friends, a single man has an encounter with a mystery woman that changes his view of love forever.

The Loss (Spain)
Directed by: Machu Latorre
Synopsis: A grieving widower copes with loss as he does laundry for the first time and faces life's universal mystery . . . a missing sock.

Over the Wall (Israel)
Directed by: Roy Zafrani
Synopsis: A coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.

A Wreck in Paradise (France)
Directed by: François Zaïdi
Synopsis: A drunken man who crashed his car finds himself a strange Faustian bar with a stranger sets of rules, but he might get the girl...
Saturday April 6, 2019 3:25pm - 4:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

3:30pm PDT

Hudson
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Hudson 

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:30pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:30pm


Directed by: Sean Cunningham

Cast: David Neal Levin - Hudson
Gregory Lay - Ryan
Mary Catherine Greenawalt - Sunrise
and Richard Masur - Jerry



Synopsis: After the death of his mother, recluse Hudson is surprised by a visit from his estranged but charming cousin Ryan. The pair agree to spread their loved one’s ashes but the odd couple’s simple road trip becomes a dysfunctional adventure when they meet a free-spirit, Sunrise.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:35pm PDT

Families Like Yours
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Families like Yours

Run Time: 55 Min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm

Directed by: Rodolfo Eduardo Moro

Cast: Directed by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Writing Credits
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Families Cast:
Denis O'Hare
Hugo Redwood
Jessica Hawke
Liam Luque Duffy
Chris Crespo
Ian Switzer
Will Umali Behrens
Patrick Sean Duffy
Collin Umali
Diane Delap
Nicole Stern
Ashley Behrens
Declan O'Hare Redwood
Jane Switzer
Scott Rudolph
Rebecca Harrison (voice)
Brandon Behrens
Jordan Hawke
Leonardo Luque Duffy
Cameron Umali
Carla Baldwin
Jan Delap Jan Delap
Sidney Switzer
Lily Luque Duffy
Lorenzo Luque Duffy
Juan Luque Duffy
Erwynn Umali Behrens
Amanda Hawke
Lucas Switzer
Aspen River Hawke
Produced by
Marcos Duszczak ... producer
Chance Mitchell ... executive producer
Justin Nelson ... executive producer
Music by
Nicolas Pavlovic
Santiago Vázquez Baré
Cinematography by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Editing by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Agustin Fioriti
Production Management
Marcos Duszczak
Rodolfo Moro
Sound Department
Matias Giraldo ... sound editor
Nicolas Pavlovic ... sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Rodolfo Moro … camera
Marcos Duszczak ... assistant camera
Other crew
Shayne Gardner ... production assistant
Sabrina Gill Kent ... production assistant

Synopsis: Follows six families as they attempt to balance work and school, rush kids to sports practice, and deal with diaper duty. From all across the nation and in all different stages of family life, these families represent a cross-section of the modern American family, the only difference is that they are LGBT families.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 3:35pm - 4:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

3:35pm PDT

The Weight of Water
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The Weight of Water 

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:25am

Directed by: Michael Brown

Cast: Erik Weihenmayer, Lonnie Bedwell, Harlan Taney, Robert Raker

Synopsis: The Weight of Water is the story of a blind adventurer taking on an improbable challenge, solo kayaking the Grand Canyon.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 3:35pm - 4:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

5:10pm PDT

Curtiz
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Curtiz

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 6 5:10 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 6:40 pm

Directed by: Tamas Yvan Topolánszky

Cast:  Ferenc Lengyel - Michael Curtiz
Evelin Dobos - Kitty
Declan Hannigan - Mr. Johnson
Nikolett Barabás - Bess
Scott Alexander Young - Hal B. Wallis
József Gyabronka - Sz. Sakall
Andrew Hefler - Jack L. Warner
Lili Bordán - Irene

Synopsis: As America prepares to enter WW2, Hungarian film director Michael Curtiz grapples with political intervention and a dysfunctional relationship with his estranged daughter amid the troubled production of Casablanca in 1942.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 5:10pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

5:20pm PDT

Animated Shorts
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Animated Shorts
Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 5:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:15 am
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:25 pm

Lullaby Theories: Babies & Babies & Babies
Directed by: Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque
Synopsis: What could we learn if we discovered a parallel universe--a sister Earth? In this episode of Lullaby Theories, we discuss the much-debated inflation theory.
 
Toasted
Directed by: Chad Janusch
Synopsis: A drunk considers other options with the help of an unlikely friend.

L'Homme et le Poisson
Directed by: Lewis Leon
Synopsis:  Set against the backdrop of a vast, frozen tundra; a grizzled fisherman gets his comeuppance from a vindictive, yet familiar fish.

The Blues Crab
Directed by: Ari Rubenstein
Synopsis: An old gnarled crab tells his story of loss and sorrow, hoping to save a couple young crabs from the life of blues he’s led

The Seasons of Saguaro Sam
Directed by: Brian O'Connor
Synopsis: A time lapse of Arizona's seasons, or lack thereof, that features a saguaro cactus.

Novalis
Directed by: Chris Powell
Synopsis: A lonely, lost orphan tries to find shelter in a desolate German village, where he finds a robot creature called Novalis.

The Indies: An Animated Short
Directed by: DJ Tony Dake, Chaz Bottoms
Synopsis: Funded through Kickstarter, The Indies: An Animated Short looks to challenge how audiences view good vs evil in this Hip-Hop Western.
 
Red Tape
Directed by: David St. Clair
Synopsis: In a digital dystopia, a man is mislabeled as an animal and faces dire consequences.
Pour 585
Directed by: Patrick Smith
Synopsis: A timid character with a wine glass for a head grows larger than his numbered peers while participating in a prosaic cycle of pouring.
 
Bristled
Directed by: Scott Farrell
Synopsis: After countless blind dates, Bernard swears that his next date will be the one. But could her flaw be too much for him to overcome?
 
Mogu and Perol
Directed by: Tsuneo Goda
Synopsis: A story about two friends living on Yummy Island. Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal.
Saturday April 6, 2019 5:20pm - 6:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

5:25pm PDT

Wildland
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Wildland

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 5:25 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:05 pm

Directed by: Kahlil Hudson and Alex Jablonski

Synopsis: It’s a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle, for the first time, with fear, loyalty, dreams, and their own demons. The film goes beyond the surface and into the intimate lives of these men. What emerges is a rich story of working-class men – their exterior world, their interior lives and the fire that lies between.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 5:25pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:25pm PDT

Cruel Hearts
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Cruel Hearts 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:10am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:25pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10am


Directed by: Paul Osborne

Cast: Patrick Day, Alev Aydin, Bonnie Root, Melora Hardin, Eddie Jemison, Marion Kerr, Dawn Brodey

Synopsis: A young man discovers the woman he’s been seeing is married to a notorious crime boss. Worried that this gangster will at some point discover the affair and seek revenge, the young man decides to confess his transgression and beg for forgiveness. The ploy works, and the pair form a very unusual, and ultimately dangerous, friendship.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 5:25pm - 6:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

5:30pm PDT

Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:20 am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:35 pm

Directed by: Arwen Curry

Cast: Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Michael Chabon and more

Synopsis: Decades before Hogwarts, Ursula K. Le Guin invited young readers to wizard school in her classic Earthsea fantasy series, and dazzled the science fiction world with masterworks like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. Produced with her participation over 10 years, the film is a breathtaking journey through the groundbreaking writer’s career and worlds, both real and fantastic.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 5:30pm - 6:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

5:30pm PDT

Midnight Traveler
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Midnight Traveler

Run Time: 87 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30 pm

Directed by: Hassan Fazili

Cast: Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, Hassan Fazili

Synopsis: MIDNIGHT TRAVELER is a gripping vérité story made by a family on the run. Their unique access and artistic vision provide an intimate portrait of a loving family and the myriad fellow travelers they meet on their odyssey.

Saturday April 6, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:35pm PDT

Speed of Life
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Speed of Life

Run Time: 75 Min

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6, 5:35 pm
Sunday, April 7, 12:05 pm
Monday, April 8, 4:50 pm

Directed by: Liz Manashil

Cast: Ann Dowd, Allison Tolman, Jeff Perry, Vella Lovell, Ray Santiago

Synopsis: SPEED OF LIFE follows a woman who has a chance to reflect on her life when a wormhole opens upon David Bowie’s death.

Saturday April 6, 2019 5:35pm - 6:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:15pm PDT

Boom
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Boom 

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 12:55 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:15 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10 am

Directed by: Jordan Albertsen

Cast: The Sonics, Mike McCready, Mark Arm, Nancy Wilson, Chris Ballew.

Synopsis: Boom' tells the untold story of one of rock 'n' roll's wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members of the band tell the true story of how it all went down, beginning to end.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 7:15pm - 8:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

7:20pm PDT

While I Breathe, I Hope
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While I Breath, I Hope

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 7:20 pm

Directed by: Emily Harrold

Synopsis: What does it means to be young, black, and a Democrat in the American South? While I Breathe, I Hope follows South Carolina politician Bakari Sellers as he runs to become the first African American candidate elected statewide in over a century. The film begins by following Sellers as he makes his 2014 bid for Lieutenant Governor, through the Charleston Shootings, and during the removal of the Confederate flag in 2015. Through his experiences, this timely film offers audiences a window into the legacy of race in politics in the United States today.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 7:20pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:20pm PDT

The River Within
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The River Within

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 12:50 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:00 pm

Directed by: Ivan Botha
Cast: Donnalee Roberts, Simoné Nortmann, Chanelle de JagerKey, Ilse Klink, Carla Classen

Synopsis: In “The River Within” we meet five women who are all drowning in the rough waters of their own realities. For individual reasons, these women end up together on ‘Adventure Therapy’ on the Orange River for a river-rafting trip. During this adventure, their raft is swept away and their guide is lost in the terrifying water. The women are left to their own devices to survive in the wilderness, unaware of the fact that their own realities and life experiences have already prepared them for the challenges ahead. But will that be enough?
“The River Within” is an adventure film about self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness and healing.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 7:20pm - 9:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

7:25pm PDT

Ophelia
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Ophelia

Run Time: 115 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 7:25pm

Directed by: Claire McCarthy

Cast: Daisy Ridley, George MacKay, Naomi Watts and Clive Owen

Synopsis: Set in medieval Denmark but spoken in a sharp, contemporary voice, OPHELIA boldly shifts the perspective of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, placing the drama’s complex young female character at center stage. A wild and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle under the wing of Queen Gertrude, becoming her most trusted lady-in-waiting. Soon Ophelia captures the attention of Gertrude’s son, the handsome Prince Hamlet, and as she learns the ways of power, an undeniable love between the couple blossoms in secret.

But when the murder of Hamlet’s father drives the Prince into a downward spiral of vengeance, Ophelia struggles to protect a dangerous secret. As war brews, lust and betrayal are tearing Elsinore Castle apart from within. Ophelia must decide between her true love and her own life.
Saturday April 6, 2019 7:25pm - 8:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:30pm PDT

Brian Banks
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Brian Banks

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 7:30pm

Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Aldis Hodge, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd, Xosha Roquemore, and Tiffany Dupont.

Synopsis: The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.

Saturday April 6, 2019 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre Cine Capri 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:35pm PDT

The Wrong Todd
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The Wrong Todd 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:20pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Rob Schulbaum

Cast: Jesse Rosen, Anna Rizzo, Sean Carmichael, Derek K. Moore, Erin Rose

Synopsis: Todd faces losing everything after his evil twin from a parallel universe arrives to steal his girlfriend.

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Saturday April 6, 2019 7:35pm - 9:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

7:40pm PDT

Nightmare Cinema
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Nightmare Cinema

Run Time: 120 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 7:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:50 pm

Directed by: Alejandro Brugués, Ryûhei Kitamura, David Slade, Joe Dante, Mick Garris

Cast: Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley

Synopsis: Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales. Mick Garris directs the linking sequences set in a cinema theatre where Mickey O'Rourke is the projectionist and the audience are lured in to view films which feature strangely familiar characters. The Thing in the Woods, directed by Alejandro Brugués is a pastiche which throws in every cliche from slashers to alien spiders. Mirare directed by Joe Dante deals with the weirder aspects of cosmetic surgery philia, taking it far beyond any logical conclusion. Mashit directed by Ryûhei Kitamura takes place in a Boarding School where staff and pupils are possessed by Demons. This Way to Egress directed by David Slade is filmed in dark monochrome, a woman loses touch with reality and seems to have crossed into a frightening parallel universe. Dead directed by Mick Garris is set in a hospital where a boy fights evil spirits and a real life murder.

Saturday April 6, 2019 7:40pm - 9:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

7:50pm PDT

Native American Shorts
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Native American Shorts
Run Time: 60 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:35 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm

Odd Timbre
Directed by: Matthew George
Synopsis:  
Two friends display their creative process of making music.

Crooked
Directed by: Lauren DeJolie
Synopsis: A day in the life of two detectives

Telling People You're Native American When You're Not Native Is A Lot Like Telling A Bear You're A Bear When You're Not A Bear
Directed by: Joey Clift
Synopsis:
A PSA explaining that telling people you're Native when you're not Native is like telling a bear you're a bear when you're not a bear

Light
Directed by: Sarah Hennigan
Synopsis:
A gifted young woman launches into the darkness to find a way to save her people. What she uncovers, nobody expected.

Cowboy
Directed by: Boise Esquerra
Synopsis:
A bitter, lonely cowboy is set at ease after crossing paths with a promiscuous, female vagabond
Saturday April 6, 2019 7:50pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:30pm PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts B
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Sci-Fi Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 6:00 pm

Secret Chord
Directed by: Karl Thyselius
Synopsis: The failed musician Max in a dystopic society, finds a device that can make him a Mozart of his time, but may cost him dearly.

In Her Image
Directed by: Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Synopsis: A desperate mother descends deeper into the labyrinth of virtual reality, willing to sacrifice everything to rescue her son from a familiar kidnapper.

The Way the Future Was
Directed by: Raphael Kryszek
Synopsis: Matt’s co-worker Charlie discovers that he’s caught between two realities, and its up to her to save him through a new form of time travel.

Eternity
Directed by: Anna Sobolevksa
Synopsis: Once upon a time in the future humanity overcome the death by digitizing the human's souls. But what happened if Eternity faced with Love?

Widdershins
Directed by: Simon P. Biggs
Synopsis: A pampered gentleman's orderly automated existence is thrown into chaos when, against the advice of his robot butler, he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman.
Saturday April 6, 2019 9:30pm - 11:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

9:35pm PDT

They're Inside
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They’re Inside

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 9:35pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:40pm

Directed by: John-Paul Panelli
Cast: Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen Ward, MacLeod Andrews, Alex Rinehart, Matthew Peschio, Jake Ferree

Synopsis: In this found footage film, aspiring filmmaker Robin wins a free week to shoot a movie in a beautiful, secluded house in the woods while her proud sister Cody shoots a “behind the scenes” documentary. She won it by writing an essay about what filming in this house would mean to her. After it’s discovered to be an autobiographical film about Robin’s handling of her sister’s molestation when they were children, in-fighting family drama start to hinder Robin’s ability to shoot the movie. If that wasn’t enough, a pair of mysterious neighbors put the crew on edge. When the neighbors turn from mysterious to malicious, Robin and her crew must do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Saturday April 6, 2019 9:35pm - 11:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:40pm PDT

Automata
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Saturday April 6, 2019 9:40pm - 11:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:50pm PDT

Horror Shorts B
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Horror Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:50 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:40 pm
Saturday, April at 1:45 pm

Peep
Directed by: Zachary Dehm
Synopsis:  A young woman is stalked by a shadowy figure that lurks outside her new apartment. Her peephole may be the key to stopping him.
 
Zombied
Directed by: Matthew Van Vorst
Synopsis: Jordan a discontented employee struggles with her grasp on reality as she transitions into becoming a zombie, ultimately finding where she belongs.

Frozen in Terror
Directed by: Chad Patrick Shannon
Synopsis:  A young couple wakes up to a chilling discovery.
 
The Whistler
Directed by: Jennifer Nicole Stang
Synopsis:  Lindsey is forced to babysit her little sister, Becky, one night, when, after falling asleep, wakes up to find her sister gone…
 
Exibit Man
Directed by: Trevor Mirosh
Synopsis:  A police forensic photographer discovers that people in the small town of Battleford have been infected by an alien.
 
A Doll Distorted
Directed by: Niall Shukla
Synopsis: Jane suffers from haphephobia (the fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.
 
Saturday April 6, 2019 9:50pm - 11:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts
 
Sunday, April 7
 

10:00am PDT

Finding Alice
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Finding Alice

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 5:35 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Pablo Fernandez

Cast: Emma Melkersson, John La Briola

Synopsis: Erin lives on the streets but cheats her way into a job at a nursing home. She ends up stealing cash and going on the run, kidnapping one of the patients in the process. But Erin's frantic escape gradually turns into an inspirational and revealing road trip due to the unconventional relationship which develops between her and her kidnap victim.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 10:00am - 11:20am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

10:05am PDT

Live Action Shorts A
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Live Action Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 10:15 am

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
Directed by: Elisabeth Gray
Synopsis:  
When Frank (Tergesen) picks up his recliner from his ex-wife Donna (Sedaris), they learn what's left of their marriage...and what must be left behind.
 
A Boy's Fear
Directed by: Samson Alli
Synopsis:  
A young boy must face a very personal fear.

Scrap 
Directed by: Leena Pendharkar
Synopsis:
After getting fired, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
 
Just a Question
Directed by: Roy Eisenstein
Synopsis: A homeless man asks a simple question and simply solves it himself.

Jameson
Directed by: John Humber
Synopsis: A man's peaceful life is disrupted when three dangerous travelers lay siege to his secluded cabin in the woods. 

A Cohort of Guests
Directed by: Todd Sandler
Synopsis: A group of friends enjoy a casual summer dinner party until they are shockingly interrupted by an uninvited guest.

Eclipse
Directed by: Jason Ruscio
Synopsis: Loss and fear as seen through the war-torn eyes of a young boy, captured in stark black and white without a word of dialogue.
 
Sunday April 7, 2019 10:05am - 11:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:10am PDT

Boom
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Boom 

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 12:55 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:15 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10 am

Directed by: Jordan Albertsen

Cast: The Sonics, Mike McCready, Mark Arm, Nancy Wilson, Chris Ballew.

Synopsis: Boom' tells the untold story of one of rock 'n' roll's wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members of the band tell the true story of how it all went down, beginning to end.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 10:10am - 11:25am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

10:10am PDT

Cruel Hearts
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Cruel Hearts 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:10am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:25pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:10am


Directed by: Paul Osborne

Cast: Patrick Day, Alev Aydin, Bonnie Root, Melora Hardin, Eddie Jemison, Marion Kerr, Dawn Brodey

Synopsis: A young man discovers the woman he’s been seeing is married to a notorious crime boss. Worried that this gangster will at some point discover the affair and seek revenge, the young man decides to confess his transgression and beg for forgiveness. The ploy works, and the pair form a very unusual, and ultimately dangerous, friendship.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 10:10am - 11:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

10:15am PDT

Animated Shorts
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Animated Shorts
Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 5:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:15 am
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:25 pm

Lullaby Theories: Babies & Babies & Babies
Directed by: Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque
Synopsis: What could we learn if we discovered a parallel universe--a sister Earth? In this episode of Lullaby Theories, we discuss the much-debated inflation theory.
 
Toasted
Directed by: Chad Janusch
Synopsis: A drunk considers other options with the help of an unlikely friend.

L'Homme et le Poisson
Directed by: Lewis Leon
Synopsis:  Set against the backdrop of a vast, frozen tundra; a grizzled fisherman gets his comeuppance from a vindictive, yet familiar fish.

The Blues Crab
Directed by: Ari Rubenstein
Synopsis: An old gnarled crab tells his story of loss and sorrow, hoping to save a couple young crabs from the life of blues he’s led

The Seasons of Saguaro Sam
Directed by: Brian O'Connor
Synopsis: A time lapse of Arizona's seasons, or lack thereof, that features a saguaro cactus.

Novalis
Directed by: Chris Powell
Synopsis: A lonely, lost orphan tries to find shelter in a desolate German village, where he finds a robot creature called Novalis.

The Indies: An Animated Short
Directed by: DJ Tony Dake, Chaz Bottoms
Synopsis: Funded through Kickstarter, The Indies: An Animated Short looks to challenge how audiences view good vs evil in this Hip-Hop Western.
 
Red Tape
Directed by: David St. Clair
Synopsis: In a digital dystopia, a man is mislabeled as an animal and faces dire consequences.

Pour 585
Directed by: Patrick Smith
Synopsis: A timid character with a wine glass for a head grows larger than his numbered peers while participating in a prosaic cycle of pouring.
 
Bristled
Directed by: Scott Farrell
Synopsis: After countless blind dates, Bernard swears that his next date will be the one. But could her flaw be too much for him to overcome?
 
Mogu and Perol
Directed by: Tsuneo Goda
Synopsis: A story about two friends living on Yummy Island. Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal.

Sunday April 7, 2019 10:15am - 11:30am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:20am PDT

Modified
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Modified

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25am
Sunday, April 7 at 10:20am

Directed by: Aube Giroux
Cast: Dr. Jane Goodall, Rachel Parent, Andrew Kimbrell, George Naylor

Synopsis: In the award-winning documentary Modified, the filmmaker and her mother embark on a personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 10:20am - 11:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

10:25am PDT

The Weight of Water
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The Weight of Water 

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:25am

Directed by: Michael Brown

Cast:  Erik Weihenmayer, Lonnie Bedwell, Harlan Taney, Robert Raker

Synopsis: The Weight of Water is the story of a blind adventurer taking on an improbable challenge, solo kayaking the Grand Canyon.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 10:25am - 11:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

12:00pm PDT

The River Within
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The River Within

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 12:50 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:00 pm

Directed by: Ivan Botha
Cast: Donnalee Roberts, Simoné Nortmann, Chanelle de JagerKey, Ilse Klink, Carla Classen

Synopsis: In “The River Within” we meet five women who are all drowning in the rough waters of their own realities. For individual reasons, these women end up together on ‘Adventure Therapy’ on the Orange River for a river-rafting trip. During this adventure, their raft is swept away and their guide is lost in the terrifying water. The women are left to their own devices to survive in the wilderness, unaware of the fact that their own realities and life experiences have already prepared them for the challenges ahead. But will that be enough?

“The River Within” is an adventure film about self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness and healing.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 12:00pm - 1:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

12:05pm PDT

Speed of Life
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Speed of Life

Run Time: 75 Min

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6, 5:35 pm
Sunday, April 7, 12:05 pm
Monday, April 8, 4:50 pm

Directed by: Liz Manashil

Cast: Ann Dowd, Allison Tolman, Jeff Perry, Vella Lovell, Ray Santiago

Synopsis: SPEED OF LIFE follows a woman who has a chance to reflect on her life when a wormhole opens upon David Bowie’s death.

Sunday April 7, 2019 12:05pm - 1:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:15pm PDT

Volition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:00am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:15pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 12:15pm - 1:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

12:20pm PDT

The Wrong Todd
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The Wrong Todd 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:20pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:35pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Rob Schulbaum

Cast: Jesse Rosen, Anna Rizzo, Sean Carmichael, Derek K. Moore, Erin Rose

Synopsis: Todd faces losing everything after his evil twin from a parallel universe arrives to steal his girlfriend.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 12:20pm - 1:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

12:25pm PDT

Families Like Yours
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Families like Yours

Run Time: 55 Min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm

Directed by: Rodolfo Eduardo Moro

Cast:  Directed by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Writing Credits
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Families Cast:
Denis O'Hare
Hugo Redwood
Jessica Hawke
Liam Luque Duffy
Chris Crespo
Ian Switzer
Will Umali Behrens
Patrick Sean Duffy
Collin Umali
Diane Delap
Nicole Stern
Ashley Behrens
Declan O'Hare Redwood
Jane Switzer
Scott Rudolph
Rebecca Harrison (voice)
Brandon Behrens
Jordan Hawke
Leonardo Luque Duffy
Cameron Umali
Carla Baldwin
Jan Delap Jan Delap
Sidney Switzer
Lily Luque Duffy
Lorenzo Luque Duffy
Juan Luque Duffy
Erwynn Umali Behrens
Amanda Hawke
Lucas Switzer
Aspen River Hawke
Produced by
Marcos Duszczak ... producer
Chance Mitchell ... executive producer
Justin Nelson ... executive producer
Music by
Nicolas Pavlovic
Santiago Vázquez Baré
Cinematography by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Editing by
Rodolfo Eduardo Moro
Agustin Fioriti
Production Management
Marcos Duszczak
Rodolfo Moro
Sound Department
Matias Giraldo ... sound editor
Nicolas Pavlovic ... sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Rodolfo Moro … camera
Marcos Duszczak ... assistant camera
Other crew
Shayne Gardner ... production assistant
Sabrina Gill Kent ... production assistant

Synopsis: Follows six families as they attempt to balance work and school, rush kids to sports practice, and deal with diaper duty. From all across the nation and in all different stages of family life, these families represent a cross-section of the modern American family, the only difference is that they are LGBT families.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 12:25pm - 1:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

12:25pm PDT

Live Action Shorts B
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Live Action Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 7:10 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm
Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm

Peggy
Directed by: Justin O'Neal Miller
Synopsis:  
Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but she is put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.

Soliloquy
Directed by: Marion Kerr
Synopsis:
After being surrounded by guests at the wedding of his mother to his own uncle, Hamlet finally has a moment to himself...herself...themselves.

Suncatcher
Directed by: Parker Croft
Synopsis: For months Kira has been living out of her car in Venice, California. Today that changes.

Every Other Weekend 
Directed by: Josh Victor Rothstein
Synopsis:
"Every Other Weekend" is a day-in-the-life story about the volatile relationship between a strong willed 10 year old girl and her misguided alcoholic mother.

A Civilized Life
Directed by: Victoria Keon-Cohen
Synopsis:
In Utah 1870, two girls pursue their independence as survival endures over morality.

Disappearing Inka 
Directed by: Nathan Cole
Synopsis:
Inka is leaving her world and reappearing in unusual locations. With the help of her brother she must figure out why, before she disappears forever.

Never Land
Directed by: Brett Smith
Synopsis:
NEVER LAND is the story of an inner-city foster boy who has nothing but his imagination. His only escape coming through his dreams to Neverland.
 

Sunday April 7, 2019 12:25pm - 1:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

12:35pm PDT

Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 9:20 am
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:35 pm

Directed by: Arwen Curry

Cast: Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Michael Chabon and more

Synopsis: Decades before Hogwarts, Ursula K. Le Guin invited young readers to wizard school in her classic Earthsea fantasy series, and dazzled the science fiction world with masterworks like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. Produced with her participation over 10 years, the film is a breathtaking journey through the groundbreaking writer’s career and worlds, both real and fantastic.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 12:35pm - 1:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

2:00pm PDT

Geek, And You Shall Find
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Geek, And You Shall Find

Run Time: 91 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:20 am
Saturday, April 13 at 9:10 am

Directed by: Brad Faye

Cast: Neal Adams, Kevin Eastman, Stan Lee, George R.R. Martin, Roy Thomas

Synopsis: Through interviews with creators including Stan Lee and George R.R. Martin as well as fans who have been impacted by their work, three filmmakers attempt to unravel why we care so much about fictional characters, and how doing so could be the best thing that’s ever happened to us.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 2:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:20pm PDT

Wolves Unleashed
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Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:20 pm


Directed by: Andrew Simpson

Cast: Andrew Simpson, Sally Jo Sousa

Synopsis: Wolves Unleashed - Against All Odds, is the next film in the award-winning series which follows world renowned animal trainer, Andrew Simpson. This time his journey takes him to China, where he and his team are given the difficult task of raising and training wild Mongolian wolves, for the Chinese blockbuster film 'Wolf Totem'

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Sunday April 7, 2019 2:20pm - 3:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

2:25pm PDT

Documentary Shorts A
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Doc Shorts A
Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 pm

Jim's Camelot
Directed by: Evan Falbaum
Synopsis: Jim Bishop reflects on his life's work, a massive castle he built by himself in the mountains of Colorado.

The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting
Directed by: Julie Mallozzi
Synopsis: Facing a divisive political climate, Americans are changing the way we vote. Mainers lead the way, fighting entrenched interests to enact a powerful electoral reform.
 
Kenny
Directed by: Lukas Korver
Synopsis: Kenny was among the first players in the NFL to begin kneeling in protest of racism, inequality, and social injustice. He continues that protest today.

Dust Rising
Directed by: Lauren Schwartzman
Synopsis:  An eye-opening journey with dust from the microscopic to the global scale, to discover how dust can be both live-giving and deadly in turn.

Forgotten
Directed by: Daniel Soares
Synopsis:  Jai Alai used to be one of America's greatest sport. Today it's almost dead. 'Forgotten' is about performing your art even if nobody is watching.
 

Sunday April 7, 2019 2:25pm - 3:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

2:25pm PDT

General Magic
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General Magic 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 6:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm


Directed by: Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude

Cast: Marc Porat, Megan Smith, Tony Fadell, Andy Hertzfeld, Darin Adler, Joanna Hoffman, Kevin Lynch

Synopsis: The side of Silicon Valley you never see, General Magic is a tale of how great vision and epic failure can change the world. From the first smartphones to social media, e-commerce and even emoji, the ideas that now dominate our day-to-day lives were born at General Magic. This is the story of one of history’s most talented teams.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 2:25pm - 4:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

2:25pm PDT

Off the Rails
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Off the Rails 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:25pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:00am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25pm

Directed by: Damian Fitzsimmons

Cast: James Robert Wood - Chris
Vance Vlasek - Liam
David Gallegos - Manny
Otmara Marrero - Anna
Courtney Dlugos - Lena
Kelly Aishling Gray - Kelly
Steven D. Mairano - Sal

Synopsis: It's the early 1970s in Florida, not long after the “summer of love”: social growth, political awareness and unrest. Best friends Chris, Liam and Manny float happily through the youth-fueled counterculture. As lovable as they are inept, the three friends decide to open their own bar without any knowledge or experience, and the good times mix with sheer folly.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 2:25pm - 4:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

2:30pm PDT

The Grounds
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The Grounds

Run Time: 89 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 7:35pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:10am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30pm

Directed by: Peter O’Melia

Cast:
Michael Welch (Twilight, Z Nation), Trevor Morgan (Jurassic Park III, The Sixth Sense, The Patriot), Ashley Hinshaw (Chronicle, LOL), Allison Paige (The Flash, Days of Our Lives)

Synopsis:
Alcoholic Calvin cons his way into a job tending the grounds of a hillside mansion owned by the reclusive Jack. On the night Calvin stumbles into a bathroom to see Jack with a gun to his head, an unlikely friendship is born.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 2:30pm - 3:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

2:35pm PDT

World Cinema Shorts
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World Cinema Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:35 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 10:15 am

Melodi (Singapore)
Directed by: Michael Kam
Synopsis: An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

Generations (Denmark)
Directed by: Sune Sorensen
Synopsis: In a final attempt to re-connect, Alex takes his father on a road trip. Two stubborn men, a small car, a lifetime of unresolved issues.

Love Pool (UK)
Directed by: Asim Chaudhry
Synopsis: After leaving a dinner party with his friends, a single man has an encounter with a mystery woman that changes his view of love forever.

The Loss (Spain)
Directed by: Machu Latorre
Synopsis: A grieving widower copes with loss as he does laundry for the first time and faces life's universal mystery . . . a missing sock.

Over the Wall (Israel)
Directed by: Roy Zafrani
Synopsis: A coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.

A Wreck in Paradise (France)
Directed by: François Zaïdi
Synopsis: A drunken man who crashed his car finds himself a strange Faustian bar with a stranger sets of rules, but he might get the girl...

Sunday April 7, 2019 2:35pm - 4:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

4:20pm PDT

Documentary Shorts B
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Doc Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:05 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:20 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:15 am

Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper
Directed by: Steven Gaddis
Synopsis:  A life-long Alice Cooper superfan convinces the original lineup of his favorite band to reunite at his record store 40 years after they parted ways.
 
Out of the Shadows
Directed by: Adrienne von Wolffersdorff
Synopsis: A theatre class at California State University, Long Beach, creates a play to tell the stories of undocumented immigrants from the community.

Sunday April 7, 2019 4:20pm - 5:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

4:25pm PDT

Doing Money
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Doing Money

Run Time: 90 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:25 pm

Directed by: Lynsey Miller

Cast: Ana - Anca Dumitra
Dougie - Allen Leech
Ancuta - Cosmina Stratan
Skinny - Voica Oltean
Lily - Alina Ioana Serban
Ionut - Dragos Bucur
Rachel - Karen Hassan
Stefan - Sergiu Costache
Luca - Alec Secareanu
Sean - Tom Glynn-Carney

Synopsis: A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of 'pop up’ brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 4:25pm - 5:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

4:30pm PDT

Hudson
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Hudson 

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:30pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:30pm


Directed by: Sean Cunningham

Cast: David Neal Levin - Hudson
Gregory Lay - Ryan
Mary Catherine Greenawalt - Sunrise
and Richard Masur - Jerry



Synopsis: After the death of his mother, recluse Hudson is surprised by a visit from his estranged but charming cousin Ryan. The pair agree to spread their loved one’s ashes but the odd couple’s simple road trip becomes a dysfunctional adventure when they meet a free-spirit, Sunrise.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 4:30pm - 5:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

4:35pm PDT

Native American Shorts
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Native American Shorts
Run Time: 60 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:35 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm

Odd Timbre
Directed by: Matthew George
Synopsis:  
Two friends display their creative process of making music.

Crooked
Directed by: Lauren DeJolie
Synopsis: A day in the life of two detectives

Telling People You're Native American When You're Not Native Is A Lot Like Telling A Bear You're A Bear When You're Not A Bear
Directed by: Joey Clift
Synopsis:
A PSA explaining that telling people you're Native when you're not Native is like telling a bear you're a bear when you're not a bear

Light
Directed by: Sarah Hennigan
Synopsis:
A gifted young woman launches into the darkness to find a way to save her people. What she uncovers, nobody expected.

Cowboy
Directed by: Boise Esquerra
Synopsis:
A bitter, lonely cowboy is set at ease after crossing paths with a promiscuous, female vagabond

Sunday April 7, 2019 4:35pm - 5:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

4:40pm PDT

This World Alone
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This World Alone 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 1:15pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:20am
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Jordan Noel

Cast: Belle Adams, Lau'rie Roach, Carrie Walrond Hood, Sophie Edwards, Brandon O'Dell


Synopsis: Following a cataclysmic event which left the Earth without technology, Sam — a book-obsessed teenaged girl — lives in seclusion with her two mother-figures. After an accident, she’s pushed out of her protective world and forced to put her makeshift parents’ opposing world-views to the test as she faces the physical and emotional challenges of a world reclaimed by nature.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 4:40pm - 6:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

4:40pm PDT

Vanilla
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Vanilla 

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 2:55pm
Saturday, April 6 at 1:10pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:40pm


Directed by: Will Dennis

Cast: Will Dennis
Kelsea Bauman-Murphy Kathryn Grody
Eddie Alfano
Taylor Hess
Johnny Sibilly
Aparna Nancherla
 
Synopsis:
A freewheeling comedian determined to save her family business persuades an uptight entrepreneur to go on a long first date - a road trip to New Orleans.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 4:40pm - 6:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

4:50pm PDT

Prosecuting Evil
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Prosecuting Evil

Run Time: 82 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Day of the week, Date, Time am/pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:50 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:05 pm
Directed by: Barry Avrich

Cast: Ben Ferencz, Alan Dershowitz, Justice Rosalie Abella, General Wesley Clark

Synopsis:
Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. He was 27 years old and it was his first trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 4:50pm - 6:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

6:30pm PDT

What Men Long For
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What Men Long For

Run Time: 100 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 7:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:30 pm

Directed by: Rudolf Havlík

Cast: Anna Polivkova, Jiri Langmajer, Tana Pauhofova, Matej Hadek

Synopsis: The charismatic and self-confident man, Karel Král, is an editor-in-chief of men's magazine. Although a chauvinistic type, he is very popular with women. However, he struggles in his personal life. He frequently argues with his ex-wife over their 17 year-old daughter, who despises his new way of life.
Then the consequences of his behavior catch up with him. He loses his job, and the editor-in-chief position is given to a young and beautiful woman. But his bad luck does not end there. After another fight with his ex-wife and daughter, and a woman driver crashing into his car, Karel and his best friend Čestmír have an evening of binge drinking. During the wild night, he expresses a wish to be a woman. When he wakes up the next morning he discovers that his wish has been granted...

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Sunday April 7, 2019 6:30pm - 8:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

6:35pm PDT

Back Fork
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Back Fork

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 6:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 2:50 pm

Directed by: Josh Stewart

Cast: A.J. Cook, Josh Stewart, Agnes Bruckner

Synopsis: When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.

Sunday April 7, 2019 6:35pm - 8:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

6:40pm PDT

Curtiz
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Curtiz

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 6 5:10 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 6:40 pm

Directed by: Tamas Yvan Topolánszky

Cast:  Ferenc Lengyel - Michael Curtiz
Evelin Dobos - Kitty
Declan Hannigan - Mr. Johnson
Nikolett Barabás - Bess
Scott Alexander Young - Hal B. Wallis
József Gyabronka - Sz. Sakall
Andrew Hefler - Jack L. Warner
Lili Bordán - Irene

Synopsis: As America prepares to enter WW2, Hungarian film director Michael Curtiz grapples with political intervention and a dysfunctional relationship with his estranged daughter amid the troubled production of Casablanca in 1942.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 6:40pm - 8:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - World Cinema

6:45pm PDT

The Charlie Movie
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The Charlie Movie / "La Vie Magnifique De Charlie"

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, April 6, 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7, 6:45 pm
Tuesday, April 9, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Bobby Huntley

Cast: Kortnee Price, Nikki Lashae, Ashley S Evans, Lailaa Brookings

Synopsis: A quirky young woman struggles to remain carefree after the death of the love of her life: her sister.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 6:45pm - 8:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

6:50pm PDT

I Trapped the Devil
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I Trapped the Devil

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 6:50 pm

Directed by: Josh Lobo

Cast: AJ Bowen, Susan Burke, Scot Poythress

Synopsis: Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (AJ Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen find themselves facing a terrifying quandary: is Steve dangerously unhinged? Or could the mysterious stranger really be evil incarnate? Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell.

Sunday April 7, 2019 6:50pm - 8:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

6:55pm PDT

College Shorts
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College Shorts
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:55 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15 am

Lemonade
Directed by: Keegan Carlson
Synopsis: A peculiar man finds himself amongst a duo eager to make him some fresh lemonade.
 
Esta Es Tu Cuba | This is Your Cuba
Directed by: Brian Robau
Synopsis: Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as the Cuban revolution tears his family apart.

Homecoming
Directed by: Jennifer Blair
Synopsis: When a college sophomore returns home to share some important news with his parents, things don’t go exactly as he had expected… until they do.

The Incident
Directed by: Meedo Taha
Synopsis: What happened at the bus-stop? The truth lies between a veiled Muslim woman, a migrant Syrian worker, and a gaggle of passengers to the mosque.

How to Live Your Life Correctly
Directed by: Xindi Lou
Synopsis: A troubled, neurotic teenager pins all hope for an existential breakthrough on the love of her rebellious hospital roommate.
 
Snowball
Directed by: Paul Rivet
Synopsis: Andre Willis, a black actor tired of typecasting and stereotypical roles, decides to audition for a lucrative television remake of Glengarry Glen Ross in whiteface.

Sunday April 7, 2019 6:55pm - 8:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

7:00pm PDT

Teen Spirit
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Teen Spirit 

Run Time: 92 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 7:00 pm
Directed by: Max Minghella

Cast: Elle Fanning, Rebecca Hall, Millie Brady

Synopsis:
Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.

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Sunday April 7, 2019 7:00pm - 8:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase
 
Monday, April 8
 

10:15am PDT

Live Action Shorts A
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Live Action Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 3:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 10:15 am

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
Directed by: Elisabeth Gray
Synopsis:  
When Frank (Tergesen) picks up his recliner from his ex-wife Donna (Sedaris), they learn what's left of their marriage...and what must be left behind.
 
A Boy's Fear
Directed by: Samson Alli
Synopsis:  
A young boy must face a very personal fear.

Scrap 
Directed by: Leena Pendharkar
Synopsis:
After getting fired, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
 
Just a Question
Directed by: Roy Eisenstein
Synopsis: A homeless man asks a simple question and simply solves it himself.

Jameson
Directed by: John Humber
Synopsis: A man's peaceful life is disrupted when three dangerous travelers lay siege to his secluded cabin in the woods. 

A Cohort of Guests
Directed by: Todd Sandler
Synopsis: A group of friends enjoy a casual summer dinner party until they are shockingly interrupted by an uninvited guest.

Eclipse
Directed by: Jason Ruscio
Synopsis: Loss and fear as seen through the war-torn eyes of a young boy, captured in stark black and white without a word of dialogue.
 

Monday April 8, 2019 10:15am - 11:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:20am PDT

Sprinter
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Sprinter

Run Time: 115 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 10:20 am
Wednesday, April 10 at 4:40 pm

Directed by: Storm Saulter

Cast: David Alan Grier, Lorraine Toussaint, Bryshere Y. Gray

Synopsis: A Jamaican teen, burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother, hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.

Monday April 8, 2019 10:20am - 12:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:30pm PDT

Live Action Shorts B
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Live Action Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 7:10 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:20 am
Sunday, April 7 at 12:25 pm
Monday, April 8 at 12:30 pm

Peggy
Directed by: Justin O'Neal Miller
Synopsis:  
Everything seems to work out perfectly for Peggy, but she is put to the test when she throws a birthday party for her eight-year-old son.

Soliloquy
Directed by: Marion Kerr
Synopsis:
After being surrounded by guests at the wedding of his mother to his own uncle, Hamlet finally has a moment to himself...herself...themselves.

Suncatcher
Directed by: Parker Croft
Synopsis: For months Kira has been living out of her car in Venice, California. Today that changes.

Every Other Weekend 
Directed by: Josh Victor Rothstein
Synopsis:
"Every Other Weekend" is a day-in-the-life story about the volatile relationship between a strong willed 10 year old girl and her misguided alcoholic mother.

A Civilized Life
Directed by: Victoria Keon-Cohen
Synopsis:
In Utah 1870, two girls pursue their independence as survival endures over morality.

Disappearing Inka 
Directed by: Nathan Cole
Synopsis:
Inka is leaving her world and reappearing in unusual locations. With the help of her brother she must figure out why, before she disappears forever.

Never Land
Directed by: Brett Smith
Synopsis:
NEVER LAND is the story of an inner-city foster boy who has nothing but his imagination. His only escape coming through his dreams to Neverland.
 

Monday April 8, 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

12:35pm PDT

Duck Soup
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Duck Soup

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 12:35pm

Directed by: Leo McCarey

Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx

Synopsis: The country of Freedonia is in the middle of a financial crisis and on the brink of revolution. In order to gain a bail-out from the wealthy Mrs Teasdale, the government appoints Rufus T Firefly as its president. However, Mr Firefly shuns the pomp and pretentiousness of government; along with the prudence and rationality of it too. Meanwhile, the neighbouring country of Sylvania is plotting to overthrow Freedonia and sends Pinky and Chicolini to spy on Firefly. War seems inevitable.

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Monday April 8, 2019 12:35pm - 2:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:30pm PDT

Jan Palach
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Jan Palach

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 2:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:15 pm

Directed by: Robert Sedlacek
Cast: Viktor Zavadil, Zuzana Bydžovská, Denisa Barešová, Kristína Kanátová, Jan Vondráček

Synopsis: Jan Palach - student, who set himself ablaze in 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion to Czechoslovakia. An uncompromising young man who brought the ultimate sacrifice in a hope to rouse the nation from lethargy. The film depicts the last months of Palach’s life: his path from an affectionate son, a devoted friend, a sensitive and thoughtful philosophy student to the “Torch number 1”.

The film is a part of the Czech That Film North American festival.

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Monday April 8, 2019 2:30pm - 4:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

2:50pm PDT

All Creatures Here Below
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All Creatures Here Below

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 11:05 am
Monday, April 8 at 2:50 pm

Directed by: Collin Schiffli

Cast: David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, David Koechner, Jennifer Morrison, Richard Cabral, John Doe

Synopsis: Gensan and Ruby struggle in the face of poverty which is made worse when Gensan loses his job. Forced to break the law to make ends meet, he sets out on the run with Ruby across the country hoping to finally find their freedom.

Monday April 8, 2019 2:50pm - 4:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:50pm PDT

Speed of Life
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Speed of Life

Run Time: 75 Min

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6, 5:35 pm
Sunday, April 7, 12:05 pm
Monday, April 8, 4:50 pm

Directed by: Liz Manashil

Cast: Ann Dowd, Allison Tolman, Jeff Perry, Vella Lovell, Ray Santiago

Synopsis: SPEED OF LIFE follows a woman who has a chance to reflect on her life when a wormhole opens upon David Bowie’s death.

Monday April 8, 2019 4:50pm - 6:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:55pm PDT

Spell
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Spell

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 4:55 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 6:20 pm

Directed by: Brendan Walter

Cast: Barak Hardley, Jackie Tohn, Magnus Jonsson and Birna Run

Synopsis: Following the unexpected death of his fiancé, an American illustrator embarks on a soul-searching journey across the isolated Icelandic countryside, only to become drawn into a supernatural world of ancient runes and secrets — unless it's all in his head.

Monday April 8, 2019 4:55pm - 6:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:00pm PDT

Secret Ingredient
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Secret Ingedient

Run Time: 104 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:40 pm

Directed by: Gjorce Stavreski

Cast: Blagoj Veselinov, Anastas Tanovski, Aksel Mehmet

Synopsis:
Vele can’t afford to buy the expensive medications for his father, who has cancer. Desperate, he steals marijuana from some criminals, makes a cake with it and gives it to him, hoping it will reduce his pain. His father’s health miraculously improves, but Vele is suddenly confronted by their neighbors, who demand the recipe for the “remedial” cake, and by the criminals, who want their drugs back. The greatest challenge, however, is to persuade his father that his life is worth living for.

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Monday April 8, 2019 5:00pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

5:05pm PDT

Life Without Basketball
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Life Without Basketball

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15 pm
Monday, April 8 at 5:05 pm
Directed by: Tim Odonnell and Jon Mercer

Cast: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir

Synopsis:
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American.

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Monday April 8, 2019 5:05pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:05pm PDT

The Deer Hunter
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The Deer Hunter

Run Time: 183 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 7:05 pm

Directed by: Michael Cimino

Cast: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, Meryl Streep

Synopsis:
Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hands of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again.

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Monday April 8, 2019 7:05pm - 10:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:10pm PDT

Vita and Virginia
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Vita and Virginia

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 7:10pm

Directed by: Chanya Button

Cast: Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini,

Synopsis: The fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
Monday April 8, 2019 7:10pm - 9:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:15pm PDT

African American Directed Shorts
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African American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25 am
Monday, April 8 at 7:15 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:10 pm

Disco Head
Directed by: Lindsey Oblitey
Synopsis: Carter has a fateful encounter with an unexpected stranger in a bathroom who introduces a bit of needed ridiculousness into his life.
 
Pink & Blue
Directed by: James Parris
Synopsis: Animated short promoting gender-equality and challenging gender-segregation from a toys-eye-view. A group of toys in a house segregated by gender have their status quo challenged.

GAMERS
Directed by: Searit Huluf
Synopsis: An amateur female gamer is given a lifetime opportunity to try out for a pro league gaming team, only to be repressed by self-doubt.

ASIA A
Directed by: Andrew Reid
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Birth of Afrobeat
Directed by: Opiyo Okeyo
Synopsis: Filmmaker Opiyo Okeyo follows iconic drummer, Tony Allen, as he recounts how he and late musician Fela Kuti, founded Africa's most popular music genre--Afrobeat.

Trio
Directed by: Kevin Giles
Synopsis: Two siblings struggle to coexist with their vice-riddled single mother

White Noise
Directed by: Frida Perez
Synopsis: In need of extra cash, Dolores, a young black waitress, participates in a psychological study.
 
The Treadmill
Directed by: Stefan Dezil
Synopsis: In the near future, an out-of-shape black man uses his VR Treadmill sending him back to a point in history to motivate himself to run.

Utopia
Directed by: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
Synopsis: Angel, a twenty-something aspirational woman, wakes up from a coma in Uganda.

Monday April 8, 2019 7:15pm - 8:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

7:20pm PDT

Survival of the Film Freaks
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Survival of the Film Freaks

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 7:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 pm

Directed by: Bill Fulkerson and Kyle Kuchta
Cast: Ted Raimi, Adam Green, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Bob Briggs, Greydon Clark, Jackson Stewart, Chris Gore, Rob Galluzzo, Kurando Mitsutake

Synopsis: Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film and how it survives in the 21st Century. The documentary traces decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies. Part-love letter to, part-exploration of cult fandom, Film Freaks features interviews with genre favorites Ted Raimi and Joe Bob Briggs, up-and-coming filmmakers Jackson Stewart and Kurando Mitsutake, and many more.

Monday April 8, 2019 7:20pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:20pm PDT

Latino American Directed Shorts
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Latino American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:15 pm
Monday, April 8 at 9:20 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:10 pm

Without Shame
Directed by: David E Valdez
Synopsis:  As the debate for border security continues, Carlos and Emilio discuss the legitimacy of their illegal actions somewhere in the hot Arizona desert.

Abuela's Luck
Directed by: Ricky Rosario
Synopsis:  A young man’s relationship with his grandmother is altered forever after a chance visit to his neighborhood Dominican bodega.

Pozole
Directed by: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros
Synopsis: La Gringa killed her Nana.

Manos Que Nos Hicieron
Directed by: Julius Austin Olivas
Synopsis: A family's tradition of making hand pressed tortillas is passed down from one generation to the next. A film about preserving cultural traditions.
 
A Period Piece
Directed by: Sylvia Ray
Synopsis: Cheered on by her best friend, a teen confronts her greatest fear - tampons 

Her Body
Directed by: Juan Avella
Synopsis:  A Latina immigrant must face her abusive American boyfriend when she wakes up in a garage about to be sold to a body trafficking ring.

ME 3.769
Directed by: Elaine Del Valle
Synopsis:  A Pubescent Latina looks forward to her maturing body, but must soon cope with the sexual misconduct of someone she trusts.

Paradise Terrace
Directed by: Pedro Perez Nuñez
Synopsis: The day in the lives of three interweave stories about domestic violence, irresponsibility, and the effects of immigration in a apartment complex named ParadiseTerrace.

Monday April 8, 2019 9:20pm - 10:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:25pm PDT

Killing Margery Keller
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Killing Margery Keller 

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Monday, April 8 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 pm

Directed by: Gordon Green

Cast:
Michael Hanelin
Ashlieya Mariano
Sarah Harvey
Sean Dillingham
Alexander Green
Daniel Weisgerber
Jeremy Behie


Synopsis: Carl Reynolds hates his monotonous job as a body disposal specialist for the mob, so much so that it's been impacting his love life with his beautiful wife Anita. One day a mysterious woman, Margery Keller, winds up in the trunk of his car -- alive. He's been left a simple message: Kill her.

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Monday April 8, 2019 9:25pm - 11:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:35pm PDT

The Bastard's Fig Tree
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The Bastard’s Fig Tree

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 1:20pm
Monday, April 8 at 9:35pm

Directed by: Ana Murugarren

Cast: Karra Elejalde, Carlos Areces, Pepa Aniorte, Jordi Sanchez

Synopsis: In Ana Murugarren’s whimsical THE BASTARDS’ FIG TREE, a fascist soldier in the Spanish Civil War becomes a fig-tree obsessed hermit after looking into the vengeful eyes of a young boy whose father and brother he had violently executed.

Monday April 8, 2019 9:35pm - 11:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Tuesday, April 9
 

10:15am PDT

World Cinema Shorts
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World Cinema Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 11:10 am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:35 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 10:15 am

Melodi (Singapore)
Directed by: Michael Kam
Synopsis: An awkward, lonely boy is infatuated with his new neighbor, a young caregiver. In his own way, he reaches out to her...

Generations (Denmark)
Directed by: Sune Sorensen
Synopsis: In a final attempt to re-connect, Alex takes his father on a road trip. Two stubborn men, a small car, a lifetime of unresolved issues.

Love Pool (UK)
Directed by: Asim Chaudhry
Synopsis: After leaving a dinner party with his friends, a single man has an encounter with a mystery woman that changes his view of love forever.

The Loss (Spain)
Directed by: Machu Latorre
Synopsis: A grieving widower copes with loss as he does laundry for the first time and faces life's universal mystery . . . a missing sock.

Over the Wall (Israel)
Directed by: Roy Zafrani
Synopsis: A coincidental meeting between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian boy leads them to discover that reality is different than what they have been told.

A Wreck in Paradise (France)
Directed by: François Zaïdi
Synopsis: A drunken man who crashed his car finds himself a strange Faustian bar with a stranger sets of rules, but he might get the girl...

Tuesday April 9, 2019 10:15am - 11:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:20am PDT

Batkid Begins
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Batkid Begins

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 10:20am

Directed by: Dana Nachman

Cast: Teresa Clovicko, Audrey Copper, Katie Cotton

Synopsis: On November 15, 2013, the world came together to grant one 5-year-old leukemia patient his wish to be Batman for a day. "Batkid Begins" looks at why and how this phenomenon took place, becoming one of the biggest "good news" stories of all time.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 10:20am - 11:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:25pm PDT

Animated Shorts
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Animated Shorts
Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 5:20 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 10:15 am
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:25 pm

Lullaby Theories: Babies & Babies & Babies
Directed by: Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque
Synopsis: What could we learn if we discovered a parallel universe--a sister Earth? In this episode of Lullaby Theories, we discuss the much-debated inflation theory.
 
Toasted
Directed by: Chad Janusch
Synopsis: A drunk considers other options with the help of an unlikely friend.

L'Homme et le Poisson
Directed by: Lewis Leon
Synopsis:  Set against the backdrop of a vast, frozen tundra; a grizzled fisherman gets his comeuppance from a vindictive, yet familiar fish.

The Blues Crab
Directed by: Ari Rubenstein
Synopsis: An old gnarled crab tells his story of loss and sorrow, hoping to save a couple young crabs from the life of blues he’s led

The Seasons of Saguaro Sam
Directed by: Brian O'Connor
Synopsis: A time lapse of Arizona's seasons, or lack thereof, that features a saguaro cactus.

Novalis
Directed by: Chris Powell
Synopsis: A lonely, lost orphan tries to find shelter in a desolate German village, where he finds a robot creature called Novalis.

The Indies: An Animated Short
Directed by: DJ Tony Dake, Chaz Bottoms
Synopsis: Funded through Kickstarter, The Indies: An Animated Short looks to challenge how audiences view good vs evil in this Hip-Hop Western.
 
Red Tape
Directed by: David St. Clair
Synopsis: In a digital dystopia, a man is mislabeled as an animal and faces dire consequences.

Pour 585
Directed by: Patrick Smith
Synopsis: A timid character with a wine glass for a head grows larger than his numbered peers while participating in a prosaic cycle of pouring.
 
Bristled
Directed by: Scott Farrell
Synopsis: After countless blind dates, Bernard swears that his next date will be the one. But could her flaw be too much for him to overcome?
 
Mogu and Perol
Directed by: Tsuneo Goda
Synopsis: A story about two friends living on Yummy Island. Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal.

Tuesday April 9, 2019 12:25pm - 1:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

12:35pm PDT

Original Sin
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Original Sin

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:35 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:25 pm

Directed by: Jean Lee

Cast: Maia Nikiphoroff, César Di Bello, Alejandro Torres Menchaca

Synopsis:
A sexually frustrated housewife, her uptight husband, and a freewheeling artist form
an unlikely love triangle with explosive results.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 12:35pm - 1:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:40pm PDT

PFF 2020 presents Favor
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PFF 2020 Screening: Favor

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 2:40pm

Directed by: Paul Osborne
Cast: Blayne Weaver, Patrick Day, Jeffrey Combs

Synopsis: Kips' perfect life if put in jeopardy when the waitress with whom he's having a casual fling is accidentally killed in their motel room. Desperate, he turns to childhood friend and loser, Marvin, to help get rid of the body. Winner of Best Screenplay at the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival.

As the Phoenix Film Festival heads towards year 20 next year, we'll be screening past Phoenix Film Festival titles throughout the year. We kick off this series right here at the 2019 Phoenix Film Festival.

Tuesday April 9, 2019 2:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:45pm PDT

Fireflies
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Fireflies

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 2:45 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 5:55 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:05 pm

Directed by: Bani Khoshnoudi

Cast: Arash Marandi, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Luis Alberti

Synopsis:
Ramin is a young gay man in his 30s who fled the repression in Iran and arrived to Veracruz after traveling clandestinely on a boat from Turkey. While coping with the distance that he has taken with his loved-ones, he begins to discover a freer life here, far from Iran.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 2:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

4:40pm PDT

The French Connection
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The French Connection

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9, 4:40 pm

Directed by: William Friedkin

Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey

Synopsis: William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 4:40pm - 6:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:55pm PDT

An Innocent Kiss
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An Innocent Kiss

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 3:20 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 4:55 pm

Directed by: Jason Shirley

Cast: Burt Reynolds, Michael Abbott Jr., Lee Armstrong,

Synopsis:
When beer drinking Randy Barnes returns home after 8 years, he brings enough trouble for his brother, his brother’s wife and kids, their eccentric neighbor and even Crazy Cobb Robbins, the retired pro-wrestler that ended Randy’s wrestling career with his famous cry-baby clutch.

Tuesday April 9, 2019 4:55pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:00pm PDT

Rusty Boys
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Rusty Boys

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:55 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:55 pm

Directed by: Andy Bausch

Cast: Andre Jung, Marco Lorenzini, Paul Greisch

Synopsis:
When the elderly folk don’t behave like their children would prefer, the latter cannot cope at all. They have enough trouble trying to keep their own children in check, and now the old codgers are rattling their cages as well. Fons (70), Lull (82), Nuckes (65) and Jängi (84) have spent their entire lives not letting themselves be bossed around, and they have no intention of putting up with it now. Together, the four gentlemen plan their futures without an old people’s home. Nuckes is the leading force. As an old ’68 protester, he knows how to organize dissent, but all of this is easier said than done!

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 5:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

5:05pm PDT

Little Woods
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Little Woods

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5, 9:00 am
Tuesday, April 9, 5:05 pm

Directed by: Nia DaCosta

Cast: Lily James, Tessa Thompson, Luke Kirby

Synopsis: A modern Western that tells the story of two sisters, Ollie (Thompson) and Deb (James), who are driven to work outside the law to better their lives. For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 5:05pm - 6:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:05pm PDT

Wildland
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Wildland

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 5:25 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:05 pm

Directed by: Kahlil Hudson and Alex Jablonski

Synopsis: It’s a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle, for the first time, with fear, loyalty, dreams, and their own demons. The film goes beyond the surface and into the intimate lives of these men. What emerges is a rich story of working-class men – their exterior world, their interior lives and the fire that lies between.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 7:05pm - 8:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:10pm PDT

All is True
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All Is True

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):
 
Tuesday, April 9, 7:10 pm

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti, Jack Colgrave Hirst

Synopsis: A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 7:10pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:15pm PDT

The Charlie Movie
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The Charlie Movie / "La Vie Magnifique De Charlie"

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, April 6, 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 7, 6:45 pm
Tuesday, April 9, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Bobby Huntley

Cast: Kortnee Price, Nikki Lashae, Ashley S Evans, Lailaa Brookings

Synopsis: A quirky young woman struggles to remain carefree after the death of the love of her life: her sister.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 7:15pm - 8:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

7:20pm PDT

One Cut of the Dead
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One Cut of the Dead

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:20pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:45 pm

Directed by: Shinichiro Ueda

Cast: Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Ichihara, Yuzuki Akiyama

Synopsis: The film opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew is making a zombie film…Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the site of where military experiments took place…Out of nowhere, real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew! This may sound like the plot of a clichéd zombie film, but “One Cut of the Dead” is something completely different! Starting off with a non-stop one-take 37 minute shot, the film then completely switches direction and turns the zombie genre completely upside down into a charming, audience-friendly comedy!

Tuesday April 9, 2019 7:20pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:10pm PDT

African American Directed Shorts
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African American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 11:25 am
Monday, April 8 at 7:15 pm
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:10 pm

Disco Head
Directed by: Lindsey Oblitey
Synopsis: Carter has a fateful encounter with an unexpected stranger in a bathroom who introduces a bit of needed ridiculousness into his life.
 
Pink & Blue
Directed by: James Parris
Synopsis: Animated short promoting gender-equality and challenging gender-segregation from a toys-eye-view. A group of toys in a house segregated by gender have their status quo challenged.

GAMERS
Directed by: Searit Huluf
Synopsis: An amateur female gamer is given a lifetime opportunity to try out for a pro league gaming team, only to be repressed by self-doubt.

ASIA A
Directed by: Andrew Reid
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.

Birth of Afrobeat
Directed by: Opiyo Okeyo
Synopsis: Filmmaker Opiyo Okeyo follows iconic drummer, Tony Allen, as he recounts how he and late musician Fela Kuti, founded Africa's most popular music genre--Afrobeat.

Trio
Directed by: Kevin Giles
Synopsis: Two siblings struggle to coexist with their vice-riddled single mother

White Noise
Directed by: Frida Perez
Synopsis: In need of extra cash, Dolores, a young black waitress, participates in a psychological study.
 
 The Treadmill
Directed by: Stefan Dezil
Synopsis: In the near future, an out-of-shape black man uses his VR Treadmill sending him back to a point in history to motivate himself to run.

Utopia
Directed by: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
Synopsis: Angel, a twenty-something aspirational woman, wakes up from a coma in Uganda.

Tuesday April 9, 2019 9:10pm - 10:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:15pm PDT

Cry-Baby
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Cry-Baby

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:15pm

Directed by: John Waters

Cast: Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane

Synopsis: Allison is a "square" good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls hard for Cry-Baby Walker, a Greaser (or "Drape" in John Waters parlance). Spoofing Elvis movies and Juvenile Delinquency scare films of the '50s, this movie follows the adventures of Cry-Baby who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class (and taste) boundaries to get Allison back.

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 9:15pm - 10:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:25pm PDT

Eleven Eleven
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Eleven Eleven 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, April 9 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:25 pm

Directed by: Chris Redish

Cast: Charles Baker, Krista Allen, Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Christina Rose, Dominic Bogart, Jeff Steed, Mallory Adams

Synopsis: 16 years ago, Tim had a one night stand with an alien in Sedona, but kept that liaison secret from his wife and daughter. When the sexy alien returns to Earth to re-ignite their passion, and get to know Tim's family, Tim's cosy life starts to unwind.
Starring Charles Baker (Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad), and Krista Allen (Party Mom).

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Tuesday April 9, 2019 9:25pm - 11:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

9:35pm PDT

Redcon 1
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Redcon 1

Run Time: 120 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:35 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 10:05 pm

Directed by: Chee Keong Cheung

Cast: Oris Erhuero, Carlos Gallardo, Mark Strange

Synopsis: After a deadly viral outbreak, an elite squad of special force soldiers must infiltrate a quarantine zone to rescue a scientist who holds the only cure to save mankind.

Tuesday April 9, 2019 9:35pm - 11:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Wednesday, April 10
 

10:15am PDT

College Shorts
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College Shorts
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 1:20 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 am
Sunday, April 7 at 6:55 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15 am

Lemonade
Directed by: Keegan Carlson
Synopsis: A peculiar man finds himself amongst a duo eager to make him some fresh lemonade.
 
Esta Es Tu Cuba | This is Your Cuba
Directed by: Brian Robau
Synopsis: Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as the Cuban revolution tears his family apart.

Homecoming
Directed by: Jennifer Blair
Synopsis: When a college sophomore returns home to share some important news with his parents, things don’t go exactly as he had expected… until they do.

The Incident
Directed by: Meedo Taha
Synopsis: What happened at the bus-stop? The truth lies between a veiled Muslim woman, a migrant Syrian worker, and a gaggle of passengers to the mosque.

How to Live Your Life Correctly
Directed by: Xindi Lou
Synopsis: A troubled, neurotic teenager pins all hope for an existential breakthrough on the love of her rebellious hospital roommate.
 
Snowball
Directed by: Paul Rivet
Synopsis: Andre Willis, a black actor tired of typecasting and stereotypical roles, decides to audition for a lucrative television remake of Glengarry Glen Ross in whiteface.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 10:15am - 11:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:20am PDT

Before Sunset
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Before Sunset

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:20am

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff

Synopsis: Early thirty-something American Jesse Wallace is in a Paris bookstore, the last stop on a tour to promote his best selling book, This Time. Although he is vague to reporters about the source material for the book, it is about his chance encounter nine years earlier on June 15-16, 1994 with a Parisienne named Celine, and the memorable and romantic day and evening they spent together in Vienna. At the end of their encounter at the Vienna train station, which is also how the book ends, they, not providing contact information to the other, vowed to meet each other again in exactly six months at that very spot. As the media scrum at the bookstore nears its conclusion, Jesse spots Celine in the crowd, she who only found out about the book when she earlier saw his photograph promoting this public appearance. Much like their previous encounter, Jesse and Celine, who is now an environmental activist, decide to spend time together until he is supposed to catch his flight back to New York,

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 10:20am - 11:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:30pm PDT

Documentary Shorts A
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Doc Shorts A
Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:25 pm
Saturday, April 6 at 9:10 am
Sunday, April 7 at 2:25 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 pm

Jim's Camelot
Directed by: Evan Falbaum
Synopsis: Jim Bishop reflects on his life's work, a massive castle he built by himself in the mountains of Colorado.

The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting
Directed by: Julie Mallozzi
Synopsis: Facing a divisive political climate, Americans are changing the way we vote. Mainers lead the way, fighting entrenched interests to enact a powerful electoral reform.
 
Kenny
Directed by: Lukas Korver
Synopsis: Kenny was among the first players in the NFL to begin kneeling in protest of racism, inequality, and social injustice. He continues that protest today.

Dust Rising
Directed by: Lauren Schwartzman
Synopsis:  An eye-opening journey with dust from the microscopic to the global scale, to discover how dust can be both live-giving and deadly in turn.

Forgotten
Directed by: Daniel Soares
Synopsis:  Jai Alai used to be one of America's greatest sport. Today it's almost dead. 'Forgotten' is about performing your art even if nobody is watching.
 

Wednesday April 10, 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

12:35pm PDT

Mountain Rest
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Mountain Rest

Run Time: 92 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 9 am
Wednesday, April 10 at 12:35 pm

Directed by: Alex O Eaton

Cast: Natalia Dyer, Shawn Hatosy, Frances Conroy and Kate Lyn Sheil

Synopsis: After years without contact, Ethel (Frances Conroy), an aging actress, asks her estranged daughter and granddaughter, Frankie (Kate Lyn Sheil) and Clara (Natalia Dyer), home for the weekend to attend an extravagant party. At 16, Clara has never met any extended family, and her grandmother’s eccentric nature is infectious. Clara is drawn deeper into her grandmother’s fantasies and disillusionments, causing the rift in Clara’s relationship with her mother to widen. Meanwhile, Frankie is left to battle her own demons and face a love she left behind. These tensions culminate as Ethel’s ulterior motive for the weekend’s festivities force everyone to reconsider the roles they play in each other’s lives, and the worth of family as a whole.

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 12:35pm - 2:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:45pm PDT

Best of Shorts
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Wednesday April 10, 2019 2:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

2:50pm PDT

Back Fork
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Back Fork

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 6:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 2:50 pm

Directed by: Josh Stewart

Cast: A.J. Cook, Josh Stewart, Agnes Bruckner

Synopsis: When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 2:50pm - 4:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:40pm PDT

Sprinter
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Sprinter

Run Time: 115 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 10:20 am
Wednesday, April 10 at 4:40 pm

Directed by: Storm Saulter

Cast: David Alan Grier, Lorraine Toussaint, Bryshere Y. Gray

Synopsis: A Jamaican teen, burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother, hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 4:40pm - 6:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:45pm PDT

Midnight Cowboy
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Midnight Cowboy

Run Time: 113 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 4:45 pm
Directed by: John Schlesinger

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles

Synopsis:
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York City for the first time. Preening himself as a real "hustler", he finds that he is the one getting "hustled" until he teams up with down-and-out but resilient outcast Ratso Rizzo. The initial "country cousin meets city cousin" relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 4:45pm - 6:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:00pm PDT

The Fireflies Are Gone
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The Fireflies are Gone

Run Time: 96 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:20 am
Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Sebastien Pilote

Cast: Karelle Tremblay, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Francois Papineau

Synopsis:
A frustrated teenager frees herself from her mother's influence and her narrow life in a small, industrial town to find out who she really is.

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 5:00pm - 6:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

5:05pm PDT

Lost Holiday
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Lost Holiday

Run Time: 75 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 5:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:05 pm

Directed by: Michael and Thomas Matthews

Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Thomas Matthews, Keith Poulson, William Jackson Harper, Ismenia Mendes, Tone Tank, Joshua Leonard, and Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Synopsis: Margaret and Henry are back home in Washington DC for the holidays. At a Christmas party of old high school friends, Margaret discovers that her ex-boyfriend is now engaged. With her holiday mood ruined, Margaret and Henry ditch the party to go score some drugs. What starts as a night of debauchery evolves into a self-indulgent quest when the two friends become convinced that they are the only ones who can solve the kidnapping of a neighborhood socialite.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 5:05pm - 6:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:05pm PDT

Prosecuting Evil
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Prosecuting Evil

Run Time: 82 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Day of the week, Date, Time am/pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:50 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:05 pm
Directed by: Barry Avrich

Cast: Ben Ferencz, Alan Dershowitz, Justice Rosalie Abella, General Wesley Clark

Synopsis:
Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. He was 27 years old and it was his first trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 7:05pm - 8:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:10pm PDT

Wild Rose
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Wild Rose

Run Time: 100 min

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:10 pm

Directed by: Tom Harper

Cast: Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo

Synopsis: Jessie Buckley delivers an unforgettable, star-making performance as Rose-Lynn Harlan, a rebellious country singer who dreams of trading the working-class streets of Glasgow for the Grand Ole Opry of Nashville.


Fresh out of prison, Rose-Lynn precariously juggles her menial job, two children, and committed mother, expertly portrayed by Oscar-nominee Julie Walters, as she pursues her bold ambition of a one-way ticket to musical stardom. With the support of her boss (Sophie Okonedo), Rose-Lynn embarks on a life-changing journey that challenges her sense of self and helps her discover her true voice.


Complete with an electrifying soundtrack performed exclusively by Buckley WILD ROSE is a joyous human story steeped in music, courage, family, and achieving your dreams - no matter how far away they may appear. After all, all you need are three chords and the truth.


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Wednesday April 10, 2019 7:10pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:15pm PDT

Inner City Rats
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Inner City Rats

Run Time: 80 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 5, 5:20 pm
Saturday, April 6, 9:15 am
Wednesday, April 10, 7:15 pm

Directed by: Sam Garcia Southern

Cast: Radamiz
Cameron "Madwiz" Pierre
Sean Stolzen
Connor Dylan
Nathaniel Ansbach
Giordan Diaz

Synopsis: Structured as an album, this film depicts New York City as the common thread that weaves together glimpses into the lives of young misfits, petty thieves, and low level criminals. Starring rapper Radamiz. From a 19 year old writer / director.

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Wednesday April 10, 2019 7:15pm - 8:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

7:30pm PDT

Assassinaut
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Assassinaut

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:35 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 pm

Directed by: Drew Bolduc

Cast: Shannon Hutchinson, Jasmina Parent, Yael Haskal, Jonathan Newport, Vito Trigo

Synopsis: A young girl must brave the alien wilderness of a faraway planet to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 7:30pm - 9:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

9:10pm PDT

Latino American Directed Shorts
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Latino American Directed Shorts
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 3:15 pm
Monday, April 8 at 9:20 pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:10 pm

Without Shame
Directed by: David E Valdez
Synopsis:  As the debate for border security continues, Carlos and Emilio discuss the legitimacy of their illegal actions somewhere in the hot Arizona desert.

Abuela's Luck
Directed by: Ricky Rosario
Synopsis:  A young man’s relationship with his grandmother is altered forever after a chance visit to his neighborhood Dominican bodega.

Pozole
Directed by: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros
Synopsis: La Gringa killed her Nana.

Manos Que Nos Hicieron
Directed by: Julius Austin Olivas
Synopsis: A family's tradition of making hand pressed tortillas is passed down from one generation to the next. A film about preserving cultural traditions.
 
A Period Piece
Directed by: Sylvia Ray
Synopsis: Cheered on by her best friend, a teen confronts her greatest fear - tampons 

Her Body
Directed by: Juan Avella
Synopsis:  A Latina immigrant must face her abusive American boyfriend when she wakes up in a garage about to be sold to a body trafficking ring.

ME 3.769
Directed by: Elaine Del Valle
Synopsis:  A Pubescent Latina looks forward to her maturing body, but must soon cope with the sexual misconduct of someone she trusts.

Paradise Terrace
Directed by: Pedro Perez Nuñez
Synopsis: The day in the lives of three interweave stories about domestic violence, irresponsibility, and the effects of immigration in a apartment complex named ParadiseTerrace.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 9:10pm - 10:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:15pm PDT

Summer Night
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Summer Night

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:15 am

Directed by: Joseph Cross

Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Ian Nelson, Analeigh Tipton, Callan McAuliffe, Ella Hunt, Hayden Szeto

Synopsis: In a small town, a young, tight-knit group of friends fall in and out of love over the course of one intoxicating, music-filled summer night.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 9:15pm - 10:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:20pm PDT

Arizona Shorts A
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Arizona Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:35 pm

Lovers
Directed by: Nell Teare
Synopsis: Race, Love and Law Enforcement intertwine as a serial killer stalks Los Angeles.

Schwagged
Directed by: Adolpho Navarro
Synopsis: A man imagines being an action hero to save the girl of his dreams but a plot twist fuels an interesting situation for all.

Cosplay vs the World
Directed by: Katie Owens, Vic Rincon
Synopsis: Cosplay is a diverse world. In this first episode of our series we explore why cosplayers do what they do and their numerous talents.

Sweetheart
Directed by: Chris Wilembrecht
Synopsis: After a less than romantic Valentine's Day an eerie driver drops Jenny off at home. She realizes she may not be alone after all.

Tender Matches
Directed by: Cassandra Nicholson
Synopsis: When Emily and Tessa try online dating, they must first face awful exes, crippling self-doubt and oddballs along the way to finding their "perfect match."

Glitter
Directed by: Jeff Fields and Kannon
Synopsis: Add a little sparkle to your life.

CONSORTIUM: a prologue
Directed by: Sheila Patterson
Synopsis: Lexine wakes up from her own brutal murder into a nightmarish void, where a mysterious woman offers her a chance for the revenge she craves.

Levi
Directed by: Craig Dean Devine
Synopsis: New friends, old habits.

Directions to Albuquerque
Directed by: Angela Houston
Synopsis: Two women learn to trust each other again after they find their lost daughter of 15 years.

Improbable
Directed by: Ryan Glauser
Synopsis: In the face of intolerance, two strangers in a diner are given a chance to risk it all just for a taste of true happiness.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 9:20pm - 10:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:40pm PDT

They're Inside
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They’re Inside

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 9:35pm
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:40pm

Directed by: John-Paul Panelli
Cast: Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen Ward, MacLeod Andrews, Alex Rinehart, Matthew Peschio, Jake Ferree

Synopsis: In this found footage film, aspiring filmmaker Robin wins a free week to shoot a movie in a beautiful, secluded house in the woods while her proud sister Cody shoots a “behind the scenes” documentary. She won it by writing an essay about what filming in this house would mean to her. After it’s discovered to be an autobiographical film about Robin’s handling of her sister’s molestation when they were children, in-fighting family drama start to hinder Robin’s ability to shoot the movie. If that wasn’t enough, a pair of mysterious neighbors put the crew on edge. When the neighbors turn from mysterious to malicious, Robin and her crew must do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Wednesday April 10, 2019 9:40pm - 11:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Thursday, April 11
 

10:15am PDT

Documentary Shorts B
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Doc Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:05 am
Saturday, April 6 at 1:25 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:20 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:15 am

Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper
Directed by: Steven Gaddis
Synopsis:  A life-long Alice Cooper superfan convinces the original lineup of his favorite band to reunite at his record store 40 years after they parted ways.
 
Out of the Shadows
Directed by: Adrienne von Wolffersdorff
Synopsis: A theatre class at California State University, Long Beach, creates a play to tell the stories of undocumented immigrants from the community.

Thursday April 11, 2019 10:15am - 11:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

10:20am PDT

Geek, And You Shall Find
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Geek, And You Shall Find

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:20 am
Saturday, April 13 at 9:10 am

Directed by: Brad Faye

Cast: Neal Adams, Kevin Eastman, Stan Lee, George R.R. Martin, Roy Thomas

Synopsis: Through interviews with creators including Stan Lee and George R.R. Martin, as well as fans who have been impacted by their work, three filmmakers attempt to unravel why we care so much about fictional characters, and how doing so could be the best thing that’s ever happened to us.

Thursday April 11, 2019 10:20am - 11:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:30pm PDT

Doing Money
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Thursday April 11, 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

12:40pm PDT

Chronicle
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Chronicle

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 12:40pm

Directed by: Josh Trank

Cast: Dane Dehaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan

Synopsis: The shy, lonely and outcast teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied and has no friends at high-school and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father Richard Detmer and his terminally ill mother Karen. Andrew buys a camera to film his everyday life. His cousin Matt Garetty drives him to school and invites Andrew to go to a party at night. Nearby they find a tunnel and suddenly acquire telekinetic abilities and Andrew becomes the most powerful. But he easily loses his temper and becomes dangerous while Matt tries to control him. When his mother needs a medicine and Andrew does not have enough money to buy it, his darker side overwhelms him and he becomes a menace.

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Thursday April 11, 2019 12:40pm - 2:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:45pm PDT

Modified
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Thursday April 11, 2019 2:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:00pm PDT

Collisions
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Collisions

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11, 3:00 pm
Saturday, April 13, 8:05 pm
   
Directed by: Richard Levein

Cast: Izabella Alvarez, Jesse Garcia, Ana de le Reguera, Jason Garcia

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Itan’s promising life in San Francisco is turned upside down when she comes home from school, with her younger brother, to find her apartment ransacked and her mother missing. Suddenly she must rely on her estranged uncle, a big rig truck driver. Itan manipulates him into taking them across the country in his truck, trying to find her mother and stop her deportation.

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Thursday April 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:40pm PDT

Them That Follow
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Them That Follow

Runtime: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 4:40 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45 pm

Director: Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Cast: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins and Thomas Mann

Synopsis: In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Olivia Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.

Thursday April 11, 2019 4:40pm - 6:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:55pm PDT

In The Heat of the Night
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In the Heat of the Night

Run Time: 110 min

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11, 4:55 pm

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates

Synopsis: African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.

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Thursday April 11, 2019 4:55pm - 6:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:00pm PDT

Mike Wallace is Here
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Mike Wallace is Here

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 5:00pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:25am

Directed by: Avi Belkin

Synopsis: “Mike Wallace is Here” offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. Unearthing decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, the film explores what drove and plagued Wallace, whose storied career was entwined with the evolution of journalism itself.

Thursday April 11, 2019 5:00pm - 6:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:05pm PDT

The Proposal
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The Proposal

Run Time: 83 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 10:45 am
Thursday, April 11 at 5:05 pm

Directed by: Jill Magid

Cast: Documentary

Synopsis:
THE PROPOSAL follows conceptual artist Jill Magid as she develops a radical project to explore artistic legacy. At its heart is the work of the Pritzker Prize winning Mexican architect Luis Barragán, which is aggressively “protected” and kept from the public by its copyright holders. By cultivating relationships with Barragán’s family, admirers, institutions, and the rights holders—including extensive correspondence with the director of the Barragan Foundation—Magid consequently constructs a thoughtful love story between the director, herself, and the architect. Ultimately, THE PROPOSAL is a startling, provocative work that forces the viewer into reckoning with how an artist’s story is told, and who is permitted to do the telling.
Thursday April 11, 2019 5:05pm - 6:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:10pm PDT

Tell it to the Bees
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Tell it to the Bees

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 11 at 7:10pm

Directed by: Annabel Jankel

Cast: Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott, Steven Robertson, Lauren Lyle, Gregor Selkirk and Kate Dickie

Synopsis: Dr. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father’s medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) into Jean’s world. In the sanctuary of the doctor’s house the two women find themselves drawn to one another in a way that Jean recognizes and fears, and Lydia could never have expected. But, in 1950’s small-town Britain, their new secret can’t stay hidden forever.

Thursday April 11, 2019 7:10pm - 8:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:15pm PDT

Surprise Me!
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Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 7:15 pm
Friday, April 12 at 6:00 pm

Directed by: Nancy Goodman

Cast: Fiona Gubelmann, Jonathan Bennett, Sean Faris, Nicole Sullivan

Synopsis:
Genie is a surprise party-planner who hates surprises. When she's hired by a Hollywood producer to throw a surprise wedding for his bride-to-be, Genie must get her down the aisle without suspecting a thing. In the midst of planning, Genie's own life and relationships spin out of control. In the end, what's real in life for all of us screams...SURPRISE!

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Thursday April 11, 2019 7:15pm - 9:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:20pm PDT

Body at Brighton Rock
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Body at Brighton Rock

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:15pm
Thursday, April 11 at 7:20pm
Directed by: Roxanne Benjamin


Cast: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, John Getz, Matt Peters

Synopsis: Wendy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she’s capable enough to do the job. When she takes a wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run and do the harder job of staying put — spending the night deep in the wilderness, facing down her worst fears and proving to everyone - including herself - that she’s made of stronger stuff than they think she is.

Thursday April 11, 2019 7:20pm - 8:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

7:30pm PDT

Beneath Us
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Beneath Us

Run Time: 90 Minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:10pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55 pm

Directed by: Max Pachman

Cast: Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, James Tupper, Josue Aguirre, Roberto Sanchez, Thomas Chavira, Edy Ganem, Nicholas Gonzalez

Synopsis:
Everyday immigrants line the parking lots of hardware stores and climb into cars with strangers they've never met, all for the promise of paid work. In BENEATH US, a group of undocumented workers are lured into the home of Liz Rhodes with the promise of their biggest payday, only to discover the terrifying fate she has in store for them.

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Thursday April 11, 2019 7:30pm - 9:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:25pm PDT

Hail Satan?
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Hail Satan?

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 9:25pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm

Directed by: Penny Lane

Synopsis: With unprecedented access, “Hail Satan?” traces the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple and its enigmatic leader Lucien Greaves are calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. But are they for real?

Thursday April 11, 2019 9:25pm - 11:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:30pm PDT

Native American Shorts
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Native American Shorts
Run Time: 60 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 7 at 4:35 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm

Odd Timbre
Directed by: Matthew George
Synopsis:  
Two friends display their creative process of making music.

Crooked
Directed by: Lauren DeJolie
Synopsis: A day in the life of two detectives

Telling People You're Native American When You're Not Native Is A Lot Like Telling A Bear You're A Bear When You're Not A Bear
Directed by: Joey Clift
Synopsis:
A PSA explaining that telling people you're Native when you're not Native is like telling a bear you're a bear when you're not a bear

Light
Directed by: Sarah Hennigan
Synopsis:
A gifted young woman launches into the darkness to find a way to save her people. What she uncovers, nobody expected.

Cowboy
Directed by: Boise Esquerra
Synopsis:
A bitter, lonely cowboy is set at ease after crossing paths with a promiscuous, female vagabond

Thursday April 11, 2019 9:30pm - 10:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Unified by Film

9:30pm PDT

Arizona Shorts B
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Arizona Shorts B
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:45 pm

Imaginary Bullets
Directed by: Sean Oliver
Synopsis: Two children are among the first to discover a shocking phenomenon. As the world spirals into chaos they discover something that might change everything

Me.
Directed by: Alyssa Eshelman
Synopsis: a group of filmmakers are under the wire to complete a project, as they get closer to their goal suspicious events arise at the studio. 
 
Heart of Gold
Directed by: Justin Lee Stanley
Synopsis: Two men scour the desert in pursuit of an item that has been stolen from one of them. The journey soon takes a dark turn.
 
Teaching in Arizona
Directed by: Lisa Molomot
Synopsis: TEACHING IN ARIZONA follows three Tucson educators to deliver an intimate portrait of what it’s really like to be a teacher today.

Thursday April 11, 2019 9:30pm - 10:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:35pm PDT

Automata
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Thursday April 11, 2019 9:35pm - 11:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Friday, April 12
 

9:00am PDT

Arizona Shorts B
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Arizona Shorts B
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:45 pm

Imaginary Bullets
Directed by: Sean Oliver
Synopsis: Two children are among the first to discover a shocking phenomenon. As the world spirals into chaos they discover something that might change everything

Me.
Directed by: Alyssa Eshelman
Synopsis: a group of filmmakers are under the wire to complete a project, as they get closer to their goal suspicious events arise at the studio.
 
Heart of Gold
Directed by: Justin Lee Stanley
Synopsis: Two men scour the desert in pursuit of an item that has been stolen from one of them. The journey soon takes a dark turn.
 
Teaching in Arizona
Directed by: Lisa Molomot
Synopsis: TEACHING IN ARIZONA follows three Tucson educators to deliver an intimate portrait of what it’s really like to be a teacher today.
Friday April 12, 2019 9:00am - 10:25am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:00am PDT

General Magic
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Friday April 12, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:05am PDT

Vanilla
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Friday April 12, 2019 9:05am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:10am PDT

Best of Shorts
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Friday April 12, 2019 9:10am - 10:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:15am PDT

Excursion
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Excursion

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 8:05 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:10 pm

Directed by: Martin Grof

Cast: Johnny Mindlin, Richard Canal, Sophie Wilson, Jeryl Burgess, JP Turner

Synopsis: A mystery thriller about a 1980's devoted Czechoslovakian communist party member visiting his future self, to make sure Socialism still prospers.

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Friday April 12, 2019 9:15am - 10:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

9:20am PDT

Isabelle
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Isabelle

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 9:20am
Saturday, April 13 at 10:05am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45pm


Directed by: Rob Heydon

Cast: Adam Brody, Amanda Crew

Synopsis: A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.

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Friday April 12, 2019 9:20am - 10:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

11:05am PDT

Heart, Baby!
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Heart, Baby!

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:30 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 11:20 am

Directed by: Angela Shelton

Cast: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jackson Rathbone, Shawn-Caulin Young

Synopsis: “Heart, Baby!,” is the true story of George and Doc, best friends from reform school, to life in prison where George becomes an unbeatable prison boxer, with songwriter Doc as his cornerman and Crystal, his devoted Christian Transgender cellmate. When George is offered freedom to fight in the 1984 Olympics, he shocks everyone by turning it down, sending Doc, Crystal, and other inmates on a journey to discover the true meaning of friendship, faith and heart.

Friday April 12, 2019 11:05am - 12:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:05am PDT

Arizona Shorts A
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Arizona Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:35 pm

Lovers
Directed by: Nell Teare
Synopsis: Race, Love and Law Enforcement intertwine as a serial killer stalks Los Angeles.

Schwagged
Directed by: Adolpho Navarro
Synopsis: A man imagines being an action hero to save the girl of his dreams but a plot twist fuels an interesting situation for all.

Cosplay vs the World
Directed by: Katie Owens, Vic Rincon
Synopsis: Cosplay is a diverse world. In this first episode of our series we explore why cosplayers do what they do and their numerous talents.

Sweetheart
Directed by: Chris Wilembrecht
Synopsis: After a less than romantic Valentine's Day an eerie driver drops Jenny off at home. She realizes she may not be alone after all.

Tender Matches
Directed by: Cassandra Nicholson
Synopsis: When Emily and Tessa try online dating, they must first face awful exes, crippling self-doubt and oddballs along the way to finding their "perfect match."

Glitter
Directed by: Jeff Fields and Kannon
Synopsis: Add a little sparkle to your life.

CONSORTIUM: a prologue
Directed by: Sheila Patterson
Synopsis: Lexine wakes up from her own brutal murder into a nightmarish void, where a mysterious woman offers her a chance for the revenge she craves.

Levi
Directed by: Craig Dean Devine
Synopsis: New friends, old habits.

Directions to Albuquerque
Directed by: Angela Houston
Synopsis: Two women learn to trust each other again after they find their lost daughter of 15 years.

Improbable
Directed by: Ryan Glauser
Synopsis: In the face of intolerance, two strangers in a diner are given a chance to risk it all just for a taste of true happiness.
Friday April 12, 2019 11:05am - 12:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

11:10am PDT

Families Like Yours
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Friday April 12, 2019 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

11:10am PDT

Stand by Me
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Stand by Me

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 11:10am

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, Kiefer Sutherland

Synopsis: It's the summer of 1959 in Castlerock, Oregon and four 12 year-old boys - Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern - are fast friends. After learning of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days, they set off into woods to see it. Along the way, they learn about themselves, the meaning of friendship and the need to stand up for what is right.

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Friday April 12, 2019 11:10am - 12:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:15am PDT

Horror Shorts A
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Horror Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 5:40 pm

Plastic Hip
Directed by: Bradford Uyeda
Synopsis: In this music video a mad doctor replaces a geriatric patients hip with one straight from hell.
 
Third Wheel
Directed by: Daniel DelPurgatorio
Synopsis: Susan has more than just skeletons in her closet.
 
Keloid
Directed by: Brendan Pollecutt
Synopsis:  Libby donates a kidney to her fiancee, Dom. After he breaks off the engagement, she goes on a mission to get it back.

Rotsy
Directed by: D. A. Keenan
Synopsis: Rotsy, a killer clown, is faced with death when his slasher villain friends find out he has never killed anyone.
 
Songbird
Directed by: Helen Baldwin
Synopsis:  Raymond discovers a “magic camera,” which he uses as a weapon to dominate women. After recovering from their initial terror, the women reclaim their power.
 
The Leshiy
Directed by: Ben Anderson, Sawyer Purman
Synopsis:  The Leshiy follows Anya as she attempts to free her husband from the curse of the Leshiy, a monstrous winter demon.

The Foodies
Directed by: Julien de Volte, Arnaud Tabarly
Synopsis:  Completely mad, very hungry, "The Foodies" make a terrifying and evil family. They are ready to do anything for food, including the worst.
 

Friday April 12, 2019 11:15am - 12:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

11:15am PDT

Last Sunrise
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Last Sunrise

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:40 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:35 pm

Directed by: Wen Ren

Cast: Zhang Jue, Zhang Yue

Synopsis: A future reliant on solar energy falls into chaos after the sun disappears, forcing a reclusive astronomer and his bubbly neighbor out of the city. As temperature goes subzero, oxygen depletes, the only hope is a miracle at their final destination, District Four. Akin to the orphan planet earth, they gravitate forward in search of light in the perpetual darkness.

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Friday April 12, 2019 11:15am - 12:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

1:10pm PDT

Beneath Us
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Beneath Us

Run Time: 90 Minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:10pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55 pm

Directed by: Max Pachman

Cast: Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, James Tupper, Josue Aguirre, Roberto Sanchez, Thomas Chavira, Edy Ganem, Nicholas Gonzalez

Synopsis: Everyday immigrants line the parking lots of hardware stores and climb into cars with strangers they've never met, all for the promise of paid work. In “BENEATH US,” a group of undocumented workers are lured into the home of Liz Rhodes with the promise of their biggest payday, only to discover the terrifying fate she has in store for them.

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Friday April 12, 2019 1:10pm - 2:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

1:15pm PDT

Killing Margery Keller
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Killing Margery Keller 

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Monday, April 8 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 pm

Directed by: Gordon Green

Cast:  
Michael Hanelin
Ashlieya Mariano
Sarah Harvey
Sean Dillingham
Alexander Green
Daniel Weisgerber
Jeremy Behie


Synopsis: Carl Reynolds hates his monotonous job as a body disposal specialist for the mob, so much so that it's been impacting his love life with his beautiful wife Anita. One day a mysterious woman, Margery Keller, winds up in the trunk of his car -- alive. He's been left a simple message: Kill her.

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Friday April 12, 2019 1:15pm - 3:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

1:20pm PDT

The Wrong Todd
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Friday April 12, 2019 1:20pm - 2:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

1:20pm PDT

The Chicken Party
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The Chicken Party 

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 1:20pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:20am
Sunday, April 14 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Carlos R. Valencia

Cast: Ami Shimada - Sakura Watanabe
Saskia Vinkhuyzen - Samantha
Anthony Gros - James
Schafer Bourne - Bryan

Synopsis: Two Japanese sisters come to Los Angeles for the first time, during their travels they are invited to a Chicken Party, a place to make international friends. At first the party is nice and fun, but by the end of the night it turns into a nightmare and the sisters must get out before they are killed.

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Friday April 12, 2019 1:20pm - 3:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

1:25pm PDT

Original Sin
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Original Sin

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 12:35 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:25 pm

Directed by: Jean Lee

Cast: Maia Nikiphoroff, César Di Bello, Alejandro Torres Menchaca

Synopsis:
A sexually frustrated housewife, her uptight husband, and a freewheeling artist form
an unlikely love triangle with explosive results.

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Friday April 12, 2019 1:25pm - 2:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

1:25pm PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts B
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Sci-Fi Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 6:00 pm

Secret Chord
Directed by: Karl Thyselius
Synopsis: The failed musician Max in a dystopic society, finds a device that can make him a Mozart of his time, but may cost him dearly.

In Her Image
Directed by: Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Synopsis: A desperate mother descends deeper into the labyrinth of virtual reality, willing to sacrifice everything to rescue her son from a familiar kidnapper.

The Way the Future Was
Directed by: Raphael Kryszek
Synopsis: Matt’s co-worker Charlie discovers that he’s caught between two realities, and its up to her to save him through a new form of time travel.

Eternity
Directed by: Anna Sobolevksa
Synopsis: Once upon a time in the future humanity overcome the death by digitizing the human's souls. But what happened if Eternity faced with Love?

Widdershins
Directed by: Simon P. Biggs
Synopsis: A pampered gentleman's orderly automated existence is thrown into chaos when, against the advice of his robot butler, he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman.

Friday April 12, 2019 1:25pm - 2:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

3:30pm PDT

Hudson
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Friday April 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

3:30pm PDT

Eleven Eleven
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Eleven Eleven 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, April 9 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:25 pm

Directed by: Chris Redish

Cast: Charles Baker, Krista Allen, Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Christina Rose, Dominic Bogart, Jeff Steed, Mallory Adams

Synopsis: 16 years ago, Tim had a one night stand with an alien in Sedona, but kept that liaison secret from his wife and daughter. When the sexy alien returns to Earth to re-ignite their passion, and get to know Tim's family, Tim's cosy life starts to unwind.
Starring Charles Baker (Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad), and Krista Allen (Party Mom).

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Friday April 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

3:30pm PDT

Voilition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Friday April 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

3:35pm PDT

Them That Follow
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Them That Follow

Runtime: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 4:40 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45 pm

Director: Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Cast: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins and Thomas Mann

Synopsis: In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Olivia Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.

Friday April 12, 2019 3:35pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

3:40pm PDT

Horror Shorts B
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Horror Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:50 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:40 pm
Saturday, April at 1:45 pm

Peep
Directed by: Zachary Dehm
Synopsis:  A young woman is stalked by a shadowy figure that lurks outside her new apartment. Her peephole may be the key to stopping him.
 
Zombied
Directed by: Matthew Van Vorst
Synopsis: Jordan a discontented employee struggles with her grasp on reality as she transitions into becoming a zombie, ultimately finding where she belongs.

Frozen in Terror
Directed by: Chad Patrick Shannon
Synopsis:  A young couple wakes up to a chilling discovery.
 
The Whistler
Directed by: Jennifer Nicole Stang
Synopsis:  Lindsey is forced to babysit her little sister, Becky, one night, when, after falling asleep, wakes up to find her sister gone…
 
Exibit Man
Directed by: Trevor Mirosh
Synopsis:  A police forensic photographer discovers that people in the small town of Battleford have been infected by an alien.
 
A Doll Distorted
Directed by: Niall Shukla
Synopsis: Jane suffers from haphephobia (the fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.
 

Friday April 12, 2019 3:40pm - 5:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

3:55pm PDT

Rusty Boys
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Rusty Boys

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:55 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:55 pm

Directed by: Andy Bausch

Cast: Andre Jung, Marco Lorenzini, Paul Greisch

Synopsis:
When the elderly folk don’t behave like their children would prefer, the latter cannot cope at all. They have enough trouble trying to keep their own children in check, and now the old codgers are rattling their cages as well. Fons (70), Lull (82), Nuckes (65) and Jängi (84) have spent their entire lives not letting themselves be bossed around, and they have no intention of putting up with it now. Together, the four gentlemen plan their futures without an old people’s home. Nuckes is the leading force. As an old ’68 protester, he knows how to organize dissent, but all of this is easier said than done!

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Friday April 12, 2019 3:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

5:25pm PDT

Raising Buchanan
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Raising Buchanan

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 5:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:20 pm

Directed by: Bruce Dellis

Cast: René Auberjonois, Amanda Melby, Cathy Shim, Robert Ben Garant, Terence Bernie Hines and M. Emmet Walsh. Additional Arizona cast includes Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Shannon Whirry, Steve Briscoe, Kane Black, Laura Durant and Zoë Yeoman.

Synopsis: In suburban Phoenix, 40-year-old Ruth Kiesling is not exactly “living the dream.” She’s a donut shop employee with anger issues. Ever the opportunist and desperate for money, she “steals” the body of President James Buchanan hoping to ransom him for a nice windfall –– but she’s surprised to discover that no one seems particularly interested in getting him back.

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Friday April 12, 2019 5:25pm - 7:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

5:35pm PDT

My Soul To Keep
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My Soul to Keep

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 5:35pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:40am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:40pm


Directed by: Ajmal Ahmad

Cast: Eli (Parker Smerek)
Sam (Remington Gielniak)
Hillary (Arielle Olkhovsky)
Dad (Brandon Layne)
Mom (Maria Wasikowski)
Emily (Emmanuelle Turco)

Synopsis: Like many 9-year-old boys, Eli Braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, Eli discovers if this evil is real or all in his head. What Eli confronts may end up being far more terrifying than even his worst nightmare.

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Friday April 12, 2019 5:35pm - 7:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

5:40pm PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts A
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Sci-Fi Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:25 am

Transmission
Directed by: Rebecca Gardiner
Synopsis:  
Whilst on a rescue mission Madison's crew starts to go missing around her. She races to save herself, her crew, and the fate of mankind

Bombora
Directed by: Augie Meleo
Synopsis:
Z travels to Earth to surf.
 
Beautiful Bunkers
Directed by: Boone Cavender
Synopsis:  
Artemis has spent 15 years in a Cold War Bunker, only communicating through a CB radio. But her childhood friend Linda has stopped responding.
 
 Lavender
Directed by: Henry Boffin
Synopsis:  
A woman must learn to let her Father go in a future where eating humans has become the norm to help combat growing food shortages.
 
 Hot Knife Cold Butter
Directed by: Zaina Salameh
Synopsis:  
A young man infatuated with the 'vintage' phenomenon of romance is caught in an era of clinical matchmaking and engineered laws of genetic love compatibility.
 
 Tik Tok
Directed by: R.J. Blake
Synopsis:
Follow Jon and Claudia as they use TIK TOK! The new dating app that allows people to turn back time to create the perfect moment.
 
Regulation
Directed by: Ryan Patch
Synopsis:
An ambitious social worker must decide what to do when a precocious young girl refuses the government-mandated, behavior-modifying patches that guarantees happiness.
 

Friday April 12, 2019 5:40pm - 7:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

5:40pm PDT

Secret Ingredient
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Secret Ingedient

Run Time: 104 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:40 pm

Directed by: Gjorce Stavreski

Cast: Blagoj Veselinov, Anastas Tanovski, Aksel Mehmet

Synopsis:
Vele can’t afford to buy the expensive medications for his father, who has cancer. Desperate, he steals marijuana from some criminals, makes a cake with it and gives it to him, hoping it will reduce his pain. His father’s health miraculously improves, but Vele is suddenly confronted by their neighbors, who demand the recipe for the “remedial” cake, and by the criminals, who want their drugs back. The greatest challenge, however, is to persuade his father that his life is worth living for.

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Friday April 12, 2019 5:40pm - 7:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

5:45pm PDT

This World Alone
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Friday April 12, 2019 5:45pm - 7:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

6:00pm PDT

Surprise Me!
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Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 7:15 pm
Friday, April 12 at 6:00 pm

Directed by: Nancy Goodman

Cast: Fiona Gubelmann, Jonathan Bennett, Sean Faris, Nicole Sullivan

Synopsis:
Genie is a surprise party-planner who hates surprises. When she's hired by a Hollywood producer to throw a surprise wedding for his bride-to-be, Genie must get her down the aisle without suspecting a thing. In the midst of planning, Genie's own life and relationships spin out of control. In the end, what's real in life for all of us screams...SURPRISE!

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Friday April 12, 2019 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:40pm PDT

In Fabric
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In Fabric

Run Time: 118 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 7:40 pm

Directed by: Peter Strickland

Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill and Gwendoline Christie

Synopsis: A lonely woman (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), recently separated from her husband, visits a bewitching London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. She's fitted with a perfectly flattering, artery-red gown – which, in time, will come to unleash a malevolent curse and unstoppable evil, threatening everyone who comes into its path.

Friday April 12, 2019 7:40pm - 9:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

7:45pm PDT

Ode to Joy
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Ode to Joy

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 7:45pm

Directed by: Jason Winer

Cast: Martin Freeman, Morena Baccarin, Melissa Rauch, Shannon Woodward, Jake Lacy, Jane Curtin

Synopsis: How does a man who is—literally—paralyzed by happiness find love? Thanks to a condition called cataplexy—a rare disorder that causes him to lose control of his muscles whenever he is overcome by strong emotion, particularly joy—Brooklyn librarian Charlie (Martin Freeman) has learned to carefully edit all delight-triggering people, places, and events out of his life. Family weddings, cute babies, adorable puppies, and, yes, romance are all fraught with peril in Charlie’s carefully managed world. But when the beautiful, spontaneous Francesca (Morena Baccarin) falls for him, the risk-averse Charlie finds himself at a crossroads: suppress his feelings of attraction, or take a chance and let love in? Based on a true story originally featured on This American Life, Ode to Joy is a hilarious and touching look at what happens when we stop being afraid and let ourselves truly live.
Friday April 12, 2019 7:45pm - 9:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:50pm PDT

The Spiral
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The Spiral

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:15 am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:20 pm

Directed by: Peter Wong

Cast:  Siti Saleha as Melanie Surya / Alice / Katarina
Peter Davis as Jon Caine / Kiel
Ben Andrew Pfeiffer as Dave Lewis

Synopsis: Jon Caine, a respected lecturer, was found missing. Later he resurfaced and massacred a group of people. He was caught and sent to an asylum to be interrogated by Dr Melanie Surya. Erratic, psychotic and deadly, Jon was very much different before he went missing. Melanie soon learnt that her existence is the key to Jon's sudden change of behavior.

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Friday April 12, 2019 7:50pm - 9:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

7:50pm PDT

Jan Palach
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Jan Palach

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 2:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:15 pm

Directed by: Robert Sedlacek
Cast: Viktor Zavadil, Zuzana Bydžovská, Denisa Barešová, Kristína Kanátová, Jan Vondráček

Synopsis: Jan Palach - student, who set himself ablaze in 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion to Czechoslovakia. An uncompromising young man who brought the ultimate sacrifice in a hope to rouse the nation from lethargy. The film depicts the last months of Palach’s life: his path from an affectionate son, a devoted friend, a sensitive and thoughtful philosophy student to the “Torch number 1”.

The film is a part of the Czech That Film North American festival.

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Friday April 12, 2019 7:50pm - 9:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

7:55pm PDT

The Garden Left Behind
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The Garden Left Behind

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:35 pm


Directed by: Flavio Alves

Cast: Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, Carlie Guevara, Danny Flaherty, Alex Kruz, Anthony Abdo, Mriam Cruz, Tamara M. Williams, Dawn Young

Synopsis:
THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina’s transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City

Friday April 12, 2019 7:55pm - 9:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

8:00pm PDT

Connected: The Joe Polish Story
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Connected: The Joe Polish Story

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55pm

Directed by: Nick Nanton
Cast: Joe Polish, Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington

Synopsis: Connected is the breakout biopic documentary from 7-time Emmy Award winner Nick Nanton that follows Joe Polish: business man, marketing guru, and worldwide ‘connecter.’ Delving into his hardships from growing up and succumbing to the powers of addiction to ultimate success, Joe is a man with a positive attitude who was determined to not only get clean, but become a powerful force in business. Through a failed carpet cleaning business, a growing rolodex and a lot of life lessons, Joe became the positive energy who founded ‘The Genius Network,’ an exclusive place where industry titans from the corners of the globe come together to cultivate their next big ideas. Figures including Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington attribute many of their own successes to Joe, and also appear in the film.

Friday April 12, 2019 8:00pm - 9:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:00pm PDT

Cien Agaves Filmmaker Fusion After Party
Once the films end, the party begins. Stop on by the Cien Agaves Filmmakers Fusion After Party to snack on some flavorful taco and tequila combinations, network with your favorite filmmakers and dance the night away with live acoustic entertainment on the patio. 

Friday April 12, 2019 9:00pm - Saturday April 13, 2019 12:00am PDT
Cien Agaves 7000 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Party

9:50pm PDT

Connected: The Joe Polish Story
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Connected: The Joe Polish Story

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 8:00pm
Friday, April 12 at 9:50pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55pm

Directed by: Nick Nanton
Cast: Joe Polish, Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington

Synopsis: Connected is the breakout biopic documentary from 7-time Emmy Award winner Nick Nanton that follows Joe Polish: business man, marketing guru, and worldwide connecter. Delving into his hardships from growing up and succumbing to the powers of addiction to ultimate success, Joe is a man with a positive attitude who was determined to not only get clean, but become a powerful force in business. Through a failed carpet cleaning business, a growing rolodex and a lot of life lessons, Joe became the positive energy who founded The Genius Network, an exclusive place where industry titans from the corners of the globe come together to cultivate their next big ideas. Figures including Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington attribute many of their own successes to Joe, and also appear in the film.

Friday April 12, 2019 9:50pm - 11:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:55pm PDT

Darlin'
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Darlin’

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 9:55 pm

Directed by: Pollyanna McIntosh

Cast: Lauryn Canny Bryan Batt Nora-Jane Noone Cooper Andrews and Pollyanna Mcintosh as The Woman

Synopsis: Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl." However, Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the “sins” she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman, equally fierce and feral, who raised her is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way.
Continuing the twistedly vicious adventure of Lucky McKee’s cult hit The Woman, Darlin’ sees standout star Pollyanna McIntosh both in front of and behind the camera, expertly commanding an all-consuming feast on the senses and sensibility in equal measure.

Friday April 12, 2019 9:55pm - 11:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

10:00pm PDT

I'll Take Your Dead
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I’ll Take Your Dead

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:15 pm

Directed by Chad Archibald

Cast: Aidan Devine, Ava Preston, Jess Salgueiro, Brandon McKnight, Ari Millen

Synopsis: William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. Through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang related murders in the nearby city. His daughter Gloria has become used to the rough looking men dropping off corpses and is even convinced that some of them haunt their house. After a woman’s body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes that she’s not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches up the woman and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop an unusual respect for each other, the woman’s murderers get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started.

Friday April 12, 2019 10:00pm - 11:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

10:05pm PDT

To Tokyo
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To Tokyo

Run Time: 75 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 10:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:50pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:30am


Directed by: CASPAR SEALE-JONES

Cast: FLORENCE KOSKY
EMILY SEALE-JONES
LUKE SMITH

Synopsis: A vulnerable girl hiding from her monstrous Step-father, finds herself in the arms of a real monster. She has four nights to Conquer them both.

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Friday April 12, 2019 10:05pm - 11:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

10:30pm PDT

Survival of the Film Freaks
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Survival of the Film Freaks

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 7:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 pm

Directed by: Bill Fulkerson and Kyle Kuchta

Cast: Ted Raimi, Adam Green, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Bob Briggs, Greydon Clark, Jackson Stewart, Chris Gore, Rob Galluzzo, Kurando Mitsutake

Synopsis: Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film and how it survives in the 21st Century. The documentary traces decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies. Part-love letter to, part-exploration of cult fandom, Film Freaks features interviews with genre favorites Ted Raimi and Joe Bob Briggs, up-and-coming filmmakers Jackson Stewart and Kurando Mitsutake, and many more.

Friday April 12, 2019 10:30pm - 11:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Saturday, April 13
 

9:00am PDT

Arizona Student Film Festival
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Students from all over Arizona entered the 2019 AZSFF and we're proud to announce our finalists.

These students receive 2 Filmmaker Passes to the Phoenix Film Festival and will have their films shown on the big screen at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 during the Festival. Plus, one of these talented filmmakers will take home the Grand Prize -- a $1,000 scholarship in memory of Phoenix Film Festival volunteer Michael Geffen!
The AZSFF Screening will take place on Saturday, April 13th at 9AM at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 as a part of the Phoenix Film Festival. Following the screening, the awards will be announced in the theatre. Tickets will go fast for this event so please purchase early as seats are limited.

And the selections are…

Don’t Move by Madyson Tutt from Williams Field High School
The Dognapping Inconvenience by Jackson Stake from Chaparral High School
Box of Crayons by Chelsea Selestewa from Flagstaff High School
My Drive with Dick by Brendan Alcott from Brophy College Preparatory
Paranoia by Julio Ramirez from Hamilton High School
Ang Pangarap by Isa Soriano from Xavier College Preparatory
Transitions by Michael Placenti from Brophy College Preparatory
Game Night by Antonio Smith-Plata from Williams Field High School
Allegory of Time by Jason Breinholt from Williams Field High School
Memory of Seth by Tyler Watson from Williams Field High School
Psyche by Thomas Timberlake from Williams Field High School
Interview with Eleanor by Isa Soriano from Xavier College Preparatory
Copious by Aaron Zier from Sweetwater Community School
A Woman’s Touch by Kaelyn Starrs from Metropolitan Arts Institute
The Journey by Abigail Drake from Williams Field High School
How to Romance by Casey Likes from Chandler High School
The Journey of a Dream by Patrick Jackson from Brophy College Preparatory

Saturday April 13, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

9:05am PDT

Finding Alice
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Saturday April 13, 2019 9:05am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:05am PDT

An American Tail
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An American Tail

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13 at 9:05am

Directed by: Don Bluth

Cast: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn

Synopsis: Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he'd be rid off.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 9:05am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:10am PDT

Geek, And You Shall Find
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Geek, And You Shall Find

Run Time: 91 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, April 11 at 10:20 am
Saturday, April 13 at 9:10 am

Directed by: Brad Faye

Cast: Neal Adams, Kevin Eastman, Stan Lee, George R.R. Martin, Roy Thomas

Synopsis: Through interviews with creators including Stan Lee and George R.R. Martin as well as fans who have been impacted by their work, three filmmakers attempt to unravel why we care so much about fictional characters, and how doing so could be the best thing that’s ever happened to us.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 9:10am - 10:35am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

9:15am PDT

The Spiral
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The Spiral

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:15 am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:20 pm

Directed by: Peter Wong

Cast: Siti Saleha as Melanie Surya / Alice / Katarina
Peter Davis as Jon Caine / Kiel
Ben Andrew Pfeiffer as Dave Lewis

Synopsis: Jon Caine, a respected lecturer, was found missing. Later he resurfaced and massacred a group of people. He was caught and sent to an asylum to be interrogated by Dr Melanie Surya. Erratic, psychotic and deadly, Jon was very much different before he went missing. Melanie soon learnt that her existence is the key to Jon's sudden change of behavior.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 9:15am - 10:50am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

9:20am PDT

The Chicken Party
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The Chicken Party 

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 1:20pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:20am
Sunday, April 14 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Carlos R. Valencia

Cast: Ami Shimada - Sakura Watanabe
Saskia Vinkhuyzen - Samantha
Anthony Gros - James
Schafer Bourne - Bryan

Synopsis: Two Japanese sisters come to Los Angeles for the first time, during their travels they are invited to a Chicken Party, a place to make international friends. At first the party is nice and fun, but by the end of the night it turns into a nightmare and the sisters must get out before they are killed.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 9:20am - 11:05am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

11:05am PDT

Raising Buchanan
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Raising Buchanan

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 5:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:20 pm

Directed by: Bruce Dellis

Cast: René Auberjonois, Amanda Melby, Cathy Shim, Robert Ben Garant, Terence Bernie Hines and M. Emmet Walsh. Additional Arizona cast includes Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Shannon Whirry, Steve Briscoe, Kane Black, Laura Durant and Zoë Yeoman.

Synopsis: In suburban Phoenix, 40-year-old Ruth Kiesling is not exactly “living the dream.” She’s a donut shop employee with anger issues. Ever the opportunist and desperate for money, she “steals” the body of President James Buchanan hoping to ransom him for a nice windfall –– but she’s surprised to discover that no one seems particularly interested in getting him back.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 11:05am - 12:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

11:15am PDT

Summer Night
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Summer Night

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:15 am

Directed by: Joseph Cross

Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Ian Nelson, Analeigh Tipton, Callan McAuliffe, Ella Hunt, Hayden Szeto

Synopsis: In a small town, a young, tight-knit group of friends fall in and out of love over the course of one intoxicating, music-filled summer night.

Saturday April 13, 2019 11:15am - 12:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:20am PDT

The Fireflies Are Gone
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The Fireflies are Gone

Run Time: 96 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:20 am
Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Sebastien Pilote

Cast: Karelle Tremblay, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Francois Papineau

Synopsis:
A frustrated teenager frees herself from her mother's influence and her narrow life in a small, industrial town to find out who she really is.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 11:20am - 1:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

11:25am PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts A
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Sci-Fi Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:25 am

Transmission
Directed by: Rebecca Gardiner
Synopsis:  
Whilst on a rescue mission Madison's crew starts to go missing around her. She races to save herself, her crew, and the fate of mankind

Bombora
Directed by: Augie Meleo
Synopsis:
Z travels to Earth to surf.
 
Beautiful Bunkers
Directed by: Boone Cavender
Synopsis:  
Artemis has spent 15 years in a Cold War Bunker, only communicating through a CB radio. But her childhood friend Linda has stopped responding.
 
 Lavender
Directed by: Henry Boffin
Synopsis:  
A woman must learn to let her Father go in a future where eating humans has become the norm to help combat growing food shortages.
 
 Hot Knife Cold Butter
Directed by: Zaina Salameh
Synopsis:  
A young man infatuated with the 'vintage' phenomenon of romance is caught in an era of clinical matchmaking and engineered laws of genetic love compatibility.
 
 Tik Tok
Directed by: R.J. Blake
Synopsis:
Follow Jon and Claudia as they use TIK TOK! The new dating app that allows people to turn back time to create the perfect moment.
 
Regulation
Directed by: Ryan Patch
Synopsis:
An ambitious social worker must decide what to do when a precocious young girl refuses the government-mandated, behavior-modifying patches that guarantees happiness.
 

Saturday April 13, 2019 11:25am - 12:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

11:25am PDT

Mike Wallace is Here
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Mike Wallace is Here

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 5:00pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:25am

Directed by: Avi Belkin

Synopsis: “Mike Wallace is Here” offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. Unearthing decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, the film explores what drove and plagued Wallace, whose storied career was entwined with the evolution of journalism itself.

Saturday April 13, 2019 11:25am - 1:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

11:40am PDT

My Soul To Keep
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My Soul to Keep

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 5:35pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:40am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:40pm


Directed by: Ajmal Ahmad

Cast: Eli (Parker Smerek)
Sam (Remington Gielniak)
Hillary (Arielle Olkhovsky)
Dad (Brandon Layne)
Mom (Maria Wasikowski)
Emily (Emmanuelle Turco)

Synopsis: Like many 9-year-old boys, Eli Braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, Eli discovers if this evil is real or all in his head. What Eli confronts may end up being far more terrifying than even his worst nightmare.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 11:40am - 1:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

1:25pm PDT

Eleven Eleven
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Eleven Eleven 

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, April 9 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:25 pm

Directed by: Chris Redish

Cast: Charles Baker, Krista Allen, Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Christina Rose, Dominic Bogart, Jeff Steed, Mallory Adams

Synopsis: 16 years ago, Tim had a one night stand with an alien in Sedona, but kept that liaison secret from his wife and daughter. When the sexy alien returns to Earth to re-ignite their passion, and get to know Tim's family, Tim's cosy life starts to unwind.
Starring Charles Baker (Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad), and Krista Allen (Party Mom).

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Saturday April 13, 2019 1:25pm - 3:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

1:30pm PDT

Hail Satan?
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Hail Satan?

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 9:25pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm

Directed by: Penny Lane

Synopsis: With unprecedented access, “Hail Satan?” traces the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple and its enigmatic leader Lucien Greaves are calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation’s soul. But are they for real?

Saturday April 13, 2019 1:30pm - 3:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

1:30pm PDT

Volition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 1:30pm - 3:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

1:35pm PDT

The Garden Left Behind
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The Garden Left Behind

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:35 pm


Directed by: Flavio Alves

Cast: Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, Carlie Guevara, Danny Flaherty, Alex Kruz, Anthony Abdo, Mriam Cruz, Tamara M. Williams, Dawn Young

Synopsis:
THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina’s transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City

Saturday April 13, 2019 1:35pm - 3:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

1:40pm PDT

Secret Ingredient
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Secret Ingedient

Run Time: 104 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 5:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:40 pm

Directed by: Gjorce Stavreski

Cast: Blagoj Veselinov, Anastas Tanovski, Aksel Mehmet

Synopsis:
Vele can’t afford to buy the expensive medications for his father, who has cancer. Desperate, he steals marijuana from some criminals, makes a cake with it and gives it to him, hoping it will reduce his pain. His father’s health miraculously improves, but Vele is suddenly confronted by their neighbors, who demand the recipe for the “remedial” cake, and by the criminals, who want their drugs back. The greatest challenge, however, is to persuade his father that his life is worth living for.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 1:40pm - 3:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

1:45pm PDT

Arizona Shorts B
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Arizona Shorts B
Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Times:
Thursday, April 11 at 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:45 pm

Imaginary Bullets
Directed by: Sean Oliver
Synopsis: Two children are among the first to discover a shocking phenomenon. As the world spirals into chaos they discover something that might change everything

Me.
Directed by: Alyssa Eshelman
Synopsis: a group of filmmakers are under the wire to complete a project, as they get closer to their goal suspicious events arise at the studio. 
 
Heart of Gold
Directed by: Justin Lee Stanley
Synopsis: Two men scour the desert in pursuit of an item that has been stolen from one of them. The journey soon takes a dark turn.
 
Teaching in Arizona
Directed by: Lisa Molomot
Synopsis: TEACHING IN ARIZONA follows three Tucson educators to deliver an intimate portrait of what it’s really like to be a teacher today.

Saturday April 13, 2019 1:45pm - 3:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

1:45pm PDT

Horror Shorts B
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Horror Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:50 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:40 pm
Saturday, April at 1:45 pm

Peep
Directed by: Zachary Dehm
Synopsis:  A young woman is stalked by a shadowy figure that lurks outside her new apartment. Her peephole may be the key to stopping him.
 
Zombied
Directed by: Matthew Van Vorst
Synopsis: Jordan a discontented employee struggles with her grasp on reality as she transitions into becoming a zombie, ultimately finding where she belongs.
Frozen in Terror
Directed by: Chad Patrick Shannon
Synopsis:  A young couple wakes up to a chilling discovery.
 
The Whistler
Directed by: Jennifer Nicole Stang
Synopsis:  Lindsey is forced to babysit her little sister, Becky, one night, when, after falling asleep, wakes up to find her sister gone…
 
Exibit Man
Directed by: Trevor Mirosh
Synopsis:  A police forensic photographer discovers that people in the small town of Battleford have been infected by an alien.
 
A Doll Distorted
Directed by: Niall Shukla
Synopsis: Jane suffers from haphephobia (the fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.
 

Saturday April 13, 2019 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

3:30pm PDT

Heart, Baby!
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Heart, Baby!

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Sunday, April 14, 11:20 am

Directed by: Angela Shelton

Cast: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jackson Rathbone, Shawn-Caulin Young

Synopsis: Heart, Baby! is the TRUE STORY of George and Doc, best friends from reform school to life in prison where George becomes an unbeatable prison boxer, with songwriter Doc as his cornerman and Crystal, his devoted Christian Transgender cellmate. When George is offered freedom to fight in the 1984 Olympics he shocks everyone by turning it down, sending Doc, Crystal, and other inmates on a journey to discover the true meaning of friendship, faith, and heart.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:30pm - 5:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

3:35pm PDT

Arizona Shorts A
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Arizona Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Wednesday, April 10 at 9:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:35 pm

Lovers
Directed by: Nell Teare
Synopsis: Race, Love and Law Enforcement intertwine as a serial killer stalks Los Angeles.

Schwagged
Directed by: Adolpho Navarro
Synopsis: A man imagines being an action hero to save the girl of his dreams but a plot twist fuels an interesting situation for all.

Cosplay vs the World
Directed by: Katie Owens, Vic Rincon
Synopsis: Cosplay is a diverse world. In this first episode of our series we explore why cosplayers do what they do and their numerous talents.

Sweetheart
Directed by: Chris Wilembrecht
Synopsis: After a less than romantic Valentine's Day an eerie driver drops Jenny off at home. She realizes she may not be alone after all.

Tender Matches
Directed by: Cassandra Nicholson
Synopsis: When Emily and Tessa try online dating, they must first face awful exes, crippling self-doubt and oddballs along the way to finding their "perfect match."

Glitter
Directed by: Jeff Fields and Kannon
Synopsis: Add a little sparkle to your life.

CONSORTIUM: a prologue
Directed by: Sheila Patterson
Synopsis: Lexine wakes up from her own brutal murder into a nightmarish void, where a mysterious woman offers her a chance for the revenge she craves.

Levi
Directed by: Craig Dean Devine
Synopsis: New friends, old habits.

Directions to Albuquerque
Directed by: Angela Houston
Synopsis: Two women learn to trust each other again after they find their lost daughter of 15 years.

Improbable
Directed by: Ryan Glauser
Synopsis: In the face of intolerance, two strangers in a diner are given a chance to risk it all just for a taste of true happiness.

Saturday April 13, 2019 3:35pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

3:40pm PDT

Consequences
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Consequences 

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13, 3:40 pm
Sunday, April 14, 4:40 pm

Directed by: Darko Štante

Cast: MATEJ ZEMLJIČ, TIMON ŠTURBEJ, GAŠPER MARKUN, LOVRO ZAFRED, ROSANA HRIBAR, DEJAN SPASIĆ, BLAŽ SETNIKAR, IZTOK DRABIK JUG, LEA COK

Synopsis: The 18-year-old Andrej is sent to a youth detention centre due to problematic
behaviour. There, he meets Željko, the informal leader of the detainees.
Upon discovering Andrej’s secret, Željko soon begins to take advantage of him;
Andrej’s sense of responsibility and moral integrity are put to a trial.
Ultimately, he must choose between Željko and his reckless lifestyle and staying
true to himself.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:40pm - 5:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

3:40pm PDT

Last Sunrise
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Last Sunrise

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:40 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:35 pm

Directed by: Wen Ren

Cast: Zhang Jue, Zhang Yue

Synopsis: A future reliant on solar energy falls into chaos after the sun disappears, forcing a reclusive astronomer and his bubbly neighbor out of the city. As temperature goes subzero, oxygen depletes, the only hope is a miracle at their final destination, District Four. Akin to the orphan planet earth, they gravitate forward in search of light in the perpetual darkness.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:40pm - 5:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

3:50pm PDT

To Tokyo
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To Tokyo

Run Time: 75 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 10:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:50pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:30am


Directed by: CASPAR SEALE-JONES

Cast:  FLORENCE KOSKY
EMILY SEALE-JONES
LUKE SMITH

Synopsis: A vulnerable girl hiding from her monstrous Step-father, finds herself in the arms of a real monster. She has four nights to Conquer them both.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:50pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

3:55pm PDT

Connected: The Joe Polish Story
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Connected: The Joe Polish Story

Run Time: 70 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55pm

Directed by: Nick Nanton
Cast: Joe Polish, Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington

Synopsis: Connected is the breakout biopic documentary from 7-time Emmy Award winner Nick Nanton that follows Joe Polish: business man, marketing guru, and worldwide ‘connecter.’ Delving into his hardships from growing up and succumbing to the powers of addiction to ultimate success, Joe is a man with a positive attitude who was determined to not only get clean, but become a powerful force in business. Through a failed carpet cleaning business, a growing rolodex and a lot of life lessons, Joe became the positive energy who founded ‘The Genius Network,’ an exclusive place where industry titans from the corners of the globe come together to cultivate their next big ideas. Figures including Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Ariana Huffington attribute many of their own successes to Joe, and also appear in the film.

Saturday April 13, 2019 3:55pm - 5:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

3:55pm PDT

Beneath Us
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Beneath Us

Run Time: 90 Minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:10pm
Saturday, April 13 at 3:55 pm

Directed by: Max Pachman

Cast: Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, James Tupper, Josue Aguirre, Roberto Sanchez, Thomas Chavira, Edy Ganem, Nicholas Gonzalez

Synopsis:
Everyday immigrants line the parking lots of hardware stores and climb into cars with strangers they've never met, all for the promise of paid work. In BENEATH US, a group of undocumented workers are lured into the home of Liz Rhodes with the promise of their biggest payday, only to discover the terrifying fate she has in store for them.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:40pm PDT

Horror Shorts A
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Horror Shorts A
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Friday, April 5 at 9:10 pm
Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 5:40 pm

Plastic Hip
Directed by: Bradford Uyeda
Synopsis: In this music video a mad doctor replaces a geriatric patients hip with one straight from hell.
 
Third Wheel
Directed by: Daniel DelPurgatorio
Synopsis: Susan has more than just skeletons in her closet.
 
Keloid
Directed by: Brendan Pollecutt
Synopsis:  Libby donates a kidney to her fiancee, Dom. After he breaks off the engagement, she goes on a mission to get it back.

Rotsy
Directed by: D. A. Keenan
Synopsis: Rotsy, a killer clown, is faced with death when his slasher villain friends find out he has never killed anyone.
 
Songbird
Directed by: Helen Baldwin
Synopsis:  Raymond discovers a “magic camera,” which he uses as a weapon to dominate women. After recovering from their initial terror, the women reclaim their power.
 
The Leshiy
Directed by: Ben Anderson, Sawyer Purman
Synopsis:  The Leshiy follows Anya as she attempts to free her husband from the curse of the Leshiy, a monstrous winter demon.

The Foodies
Directed by: Julien de Volte, Arnaud Tabarly
Synopsis:  Completely mad, very hungry, "The Foodies" make a terrifying and evil family. They are ready to do anything for food, including the worst.
 

Saturday April 13, 2019 5:40pm - 7:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

5:40pm PDT

The Biggest Little Farm
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Run Time: 91 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, April 13 at 5:40 pm

Directed by: John Chester

Cast: John Chester, Molly Chester

Synopsis: "Two dreamers and a dog embark on an odyssey to bring harmony to their lives and to the land. As their plan to create perfect harmony takes a series of wild turns, they will have to reach a far greater understanding of the intricacies and wisdom of nature, and of life itself."

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Saturday April 13, 2019 5:40pm - 7:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

5:50pm PDT

Southern Pride
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Southern Pride

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13 at 5:50 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm
Directed by: Malcolm Ingram

Cast: Documentary

Synopsis:
The story of two small towns in Mississippi planning their inaugural Gay Pride in the wake of the 2016 US Presidential election. Months of preparation yield fundraising fiascos, unexpected road repairs, and indifferent spring breakers. But the power of community should never be underestimated, and the brave efforts of the two gay bars are an inspiring example of real Southern Pride.

Saturday April 13, 2019 5:50pm - 7:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

5:55pm PDT

Fireflies
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Fireflies

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 2:45 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 5:55 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:05 pm

Directed by: Bani Khoshnoudi

Cast: Arash Marandi, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Luis Alberti

Synopsis:
Ramin is a young gay man in his 30s who fled the repression in Iran and arrived to Veracruz after traveling clandestinely on a boat from Turkey. While coping with the distance that he has taken with his loved-ones, he begins to discover a freer life here, far from Iran.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 5:55pm - 7:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

6:00pm PDT

Sci-Fi Shorts B
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Sci-Fi Shorts B
Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Times:
Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 6:00 pm

Secret Chord
Directed by: Karl Thyselius
Synopsis: The failed musician Max in a dystopic society, finds a device that can make him a Mozart of his time, but may cost him dearly.

In Her Image
Directed by: Nikoloz Kevkhishvili
Synopsis: A desperate mother descends deeper into the labyrinth of virtual reality, willing to sacrifice everything to rescue her son from a familiar kidnapper.

The Way the Future Was
Directed by: Raphael Kryszek
Synopsis: Matt’s co-worker Charlie discovers that he’s caught between two realities, and its up to her to save him through a new form of time travel.

Eternity
Directed by: Anna Sobolevksa
Synopsis: Once upon a time in the future humanity overcome the death by digitizing the human's souls. But what happened if Eternity faced with Love?

Widdershins
Directed by: Simon P. Biggs
Synopsis: A pampered gentleman's orderly automated existence is thrown into chaos when, against the advice of his robot butler, he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman.

Saturday April 13, 2019 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Shorts

6:20pm PDT

Spell
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Spell

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 4:55 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 6:20 pm

Directed by: Brendan Walter

Cast: Barak Hardley, Jackie Tohn, Magnus Jonsson and Birna Run

Synopsis: Following the unexpected death of his fiancé, an American illustrator embarks on a soul-searching journey across the isolated Icelandic countryside, only to become drawn into a supernatural world of ancient runes and secrets — unless it's all in his head.

Saturday April 13, 2019 6:20pm - 7:50pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

6:30pm PDT

The White Crow
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The White Crow

Run Time: 130 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13 at 6:30 pm

Directed by: Ralph Fiennes

Cast: Oleg Ivenko, Adele Exarchopoulos, Ralph Fienns

Synopsis: Ralph Fiennes' THE WHITE CROW was inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanaugh. The drama charts the iconic dancer's famed defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him. Fiennes directs from a script by David Hare (The Hours). Acclaimed dancer Oleg Ivenko stars as Nureyev, alongside Adèle Exarchopoulos as Clara Saint, and Fiennes as Russian ballet coach Alexander Pushkin. Also featured are ballet-world enfant terrible Sergei Polunin, Chulpan Khamatova, Olivier Rabourdin, Raphaël Personnaz and Louis Hofmann.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 6:30pm - 8:40pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:35pm PDT

The Tomorrow Man
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The Tomorrow Man

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13 at 7:35pm

Directed by: Noble Jones
Cast: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner

Synopsis: Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other’s stuff.

Saturday April 13, 2019 7:35pm - 9:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:45pm PDT

One Cut of the Dead
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One Cut of the Dead

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:20pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:45 pm

Directed by: Shinichiro Ueda

Cast: Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Ichihara, Yuzuki Akiyama

Synopsis: The film opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew is making a zombie film…Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the site of where military experiments took place…Out of nowhere, real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew! This may sound like the plot of a clichéd zombie film, but “One Cut of the Dead” is something completely different! Starting off with a non-stop one-take 37 minute shot, the film then completely switches direction and turns the zombie genre completely upside down into a charming, audience-friendly comedy!

Saturday April 13, 2019 7:45pm - 9:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

7:55pm PDT

Rusty Boys
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Rusty Boys

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 5:00 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:55 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7:55 pm

Directed by: Andy Bausch

Cast: Andre Jung, Marco Lorenzini, Paul Greisch

Synopsis:
When the elderly folk don’t behave like their children would prefer, the latter cannot cope at all. They have enough trouble trying to keep their own children in check, and now the old codgers are rattling their cages as well. Fons (70), Lull (82), Nuckes (65) and Jängi (84) have spent their entire lives not letting themselves be bossed around, and they have no intention of putting up with it now. Together, the four gentlemen plan their futures without an old people’s home. Nuckes is the leading force. As an old ’68 protester, he knows how to organize dissent, but all of this is easier said than done!

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Saturday April 13, 2019 7:55pm - 9:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

8:05pm PDT

Collisions
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Collisions

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11, 3:00 pm
Saturday, April 13, 8:05 pm

Directed by: Richard Levein

Cast: Izabella Alvarez, Jesse Garcia, Ana de le Reguera, Jason Garcia

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Itan’s promising life in San Francisco is turned upside down when she comes home from school, with her younger brother, to find her apartment ransacked and her mother missing. Suddenly she must rely on her estranged uncle, a big rig truck driver. Itan manipulates him into taking them across the country in his truck, trying to find her mother and stop her deportation.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 8:05pm - 9:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

8:05pm PDT

Excursions
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Excursion

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 8:05 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:10 pm

Directed by: Martin Grof

Cast: Johnny Mindlin, Richard Canal, Sophie Wilson, Jeryl Burgess, JP Turner

Synopsis: A mystery thriller about a 1980's devoted Czechoslovakian communist party member visiting his future self, to make sure Socialism still prospers.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 8:05pm - 9:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

8:30pm PDT

Killing Margery Keller
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Killing Margery Keller 

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Monday, April 8 at 9:25 pm
Friday, April 12 at 1:15 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 pm

Directed by: Gordon Green

Cast:
Michael Hanelin
Ashlieya Mariano
Sarah Harvey
Sean Dillingham
Alexander Green
Daniel Weisgerber
Jeremy Behie


Synopsis: Carl Reynolds hates his monotonous job as a body disposal specialist for the mob, so much so that it's been impacting his love life with his beautiful wife Anita. One day a mysterious woman, Margery Keller, winds up in the trunk of his car -- alive. He's been left a simple message: Kill her.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 8:30pm - 10:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

9:00pm PDT

Cafe Pino Awards Party
Who says you need to tent to have a good party? At the Cafe Pino Awards Party, we'll present the awards for Arizona Films, as well as those from the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. We'll also be honoring our Arizona Filmmaker of the Year in a special presentation.  And if you need any more convincing as to why you should pay this party a visit, guests can also anticipate lively acoustic tunes and tasty food and drink options. 

Saturday April 13, 2019 9:00pm - Sunday April 14, 2019 12:00am PDT
Cafe Pino 7000 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Party

9:50pm PDT

Nightmare Cinema
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Nightmare Cinema

Run Time: 120 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 6 at 7:40 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:50 pm

Directed by: Alejandro Brugués, Ryûhei Kitamura, David Slade, Joe Dante, Mick Garris

Cast: Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley

Synopsis: Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales. Mick Garris directs the linking sequences set in a cinema theatre where Mickey O'Rourke is the projectionist and the audience are lured in to view films which feature strangely familiar characters. The Thing in the Woods, directed by Alejandro Brugués is a pastiche which throws in every cliche from slashers to alien spiders. Mirare directed by Joe Dante deals with the weirder aspects of cosmetic surgery philia, taking it far beyond any logical conclusion. Mashit directed by Ryûhei Kitamura takes place in a Boarding School where staff and pupils are possessed by Demons. This Way to Egress directed by David Slade is filmed in dark monochrome, a woman loses touch with reality and seems to have crossed into a frightening parallel universe. Dead directed by Mick Garris is set in a hospital where a boy fights evil spirits and a real life murder.

Saturday April 13, 2019 9:50pm - 11:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 1 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

10:00pm PDT

Survival of the Film Freaks
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Survival of the Film Freaks

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 7:20 pm
Friday, April 12 at 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 pm

Directed by: Bill Fulkerson and Kyle Kuchta

Cast: Ted Raimi, Adam Green, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Bob Briggs, Greydon Clark, Jackson Stewart, Chris Gore, Rob Galluzzo, Kurando Mitsutake

Synopsis: Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film and how it survives in the 21st Century. The documentary traces decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies. Part-love letter to, part-exploration of cult fandom, Film Freaks features interviews with genre favorites Ted Raimi and Joe Bob Briggs, up-and-coming filmmakers Jackson Stewart and Kurando Mitsutake, and many more.

Saturday April 13, 2019 10:00pm - 11:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

10:05pm PDT

Isabelle
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Isabelle

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 9:20am
Saturday, April 13 at 10:05am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45pm


Directed by: Rob Heydon

Cast: Adam Brody, Amanda Crew

Synopsis: A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.

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Saturday April 13, 2019 10:05pm - 11:25pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

10:05pm PDT

Redcon 1
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Redcon 1

Run Time: 120 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 9:35 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 10:05 pm

Directed by: Chee Keong Cheung

Cast: Oris Erhuero, Carlos Gallardo, Mark Strange

Synopsis: After a deadly viral outbreak, an elite squad of special force soldiers must infiltrate a quarantine zone to rescue a scientist who holds the only cure to save mankind.

Saturday April 13, 2019 10:05pm - 11:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature
 
Sunday, April 14
 

9:45am PDT

The Weight of Water
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Sunday April 14, 2019 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Competition

9:50am PDT

Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 14 at 9:50am

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson

Synopsis: This is the story of Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try "just one more raid" on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 9:50am - 11:20am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

10:00am PDT

The Fireflies Are Gone
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The Fireflies are Gone

Run Time: 96 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:20 am
Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 am

Directed by: Sebastien Pilote

Cast: Karelle Tremblay, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Francois Papineau

Synopsis:
A frustrated teenager frees herself from her mother's influence and her narrow life in a small, industrial town to find out who she really is.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 10:00am - 11:40am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

10:10am PDT

Volition
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Volition

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 5 at 9:00am
Saturday, April 6 at 3:15pm
Sunday, April 7 at 12:15pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:30pm
Saturday, April 13 at 1:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:10am

Directed by: Tony Dean Smith

Cast: Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, Bill Marchant

Synopsis: VOLITION is a mind-bending, sci-fi thriller about a man afflicted with clairvoyance who tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. But as he sets out to avoid his certain death, he comes to see that his pre-sentient condition is not quite what it seems.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 10:10am - 11:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

10:30am PDT

To Tokyo
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To Tokyo

Run Time: 75 min

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 10:05am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:50pm
Sunday, April 14 at 10:30am


Directed by: CASPAR SEALE-JONES

Cast: FLORENCE KOSKY
EMILY SEALE-JONES
LUKE SMITH

Synopsis: A vulnerable girl hiding from her monstrous Step-father, finds herself in the arms of a real monster. She has four nights to Conquer them both.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 10:30am - 11:45am PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

11:20am PDT

Heart, Baby!
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Heart, Baby!

Run Time: 109 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 11:05am
Saturday, April 13, 3:40 pm
Sunday, April 14, 11:20 am

Directed by: Angela Shelton

Cast: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jackson Rathbone, Shawn-Caulin Young

Synopsis: Heart, Baby! is the TRUE STORY of George and Doc, best friends from reform school to life in prison where George becomes an unbeatable prison boxer, with songwriter Doc as his cornerman and Crystal, his devoted Christian Transgender cellmate. When George is offered freedom to fight in the 1984 Olympics he shocks everyone by turning it down, sending Doc, Crystal, and other inmates on a journey to discover the true meaning of friendship, faith, and heart.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 11:20am - 1:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:00pm PDT

The Invisible Man
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The Invisible Man (1933)

Run Time: 75 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 14 at 12:00pm
Directed by: James Whale
Cast: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan
Synopsis: While researching a new drug, Dr. Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) stumbles on a potion that can make him invisible. When he reveals his new ability to his old mentor (Henry Travers) and his fiancée (Gloria Stuart), it's clear that a side effect of the potion is insanity. Jack goes on a violent rampage, and the police struggle to hunt him down, unable to see their target, while his mentor and his former partner (William Harrigan) desperately try to devise a plan to capture him.


Sunday April 14, 2019 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

12:05pm PDT

Fireflies
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Fireflies

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Tuesday, April 9 at 2:45 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 5:55 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:05 pm

Directed by: Bani Khoshnoudi

Cast: Arash Marandi, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Luis Alberti

Synopsis:
Ramin is a young gay man in his 30s who fled the repression in Iran and arrived to Veracruz after traveling clandestinely on a boat from Turkey. While coping with the distance that he has taken with his loved-ones, he begins to discover a freer life here, far from Iran.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 12:05pm - 1:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

12:10pm PDT

Excursion
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Excursion

Run Time: 85 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 9:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 8:05 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 12:10 pm

Directed by: Martin Grof

Cast: Johnny Mindlin, Richard Canal, Sophie Wilson, Jeryl Burgess, JP Turner

Synopsis: A mystery thriller about a 1980's devoted Czechoslovakian communist party member visiting his future self, to make sure Socialism still prospers.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 12:10pm - 1:35pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

12:15pm PDT

Best of Shorts
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Sunday April 14, 2019 12:15pm - 1:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Shorts Program

12:20pm PDT

The Chicken Party
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The Chicken Party 

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 1:20pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:20am
Sunday, April 14 at 12:20pm


Directed by: Carlos R. Valencia

Cast: Ami Shimada - Sakura Watanabe
Saskia Vinkhuyzen - Samantha
Anthony Gros - James
Schafer Bourne - Bryan

Synopsis: Two Japanese sisters come to Los Angeles for the first time, during their travels they are invited to a Chicken Party, a place to make international friends. At first the party is nice and fun, but by the end of the night it turns into a nightmare and the sisters must get out before they are killed.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 12:20pm - 2:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

1:45pm PDT

Red Joan
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Red Joan

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 14 at 1:45pm

Directed by: Trevor Nunn

Cast: Judi Dench, Tom Hughes, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore

Synopsis: Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information—including details on the building of the atomic bomb—to the Soviet government for decades. As she is interrogated, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and beliefs: her student days at Cambridge, where she excelled at physics while challenging deep-seated sexism; her tumultuous love affair with a dashing political radical (Tom Hughes); and the devastation of World War II, which inspired her to risk everything in pursuit of peace. Based on a sensational true story, Red Joan vividly brings to life the conflicts—between patriotism and idealism, love and duty, courage and betrayal—of a woman who spent a lifetime being underestimated while quietly changing the course of history. Sophie Cookson costars.
Sunday April 14, 2019 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

2:15pm PDT

I'll Take Your Dead
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I’ll Take Your Dead

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:15 pm

Directed by Chad Archibald

Cast: Aidan Devine, Ava Preston, Jess Salgueiro, Brandon McKnight, Ari Millen

Synopsis: William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. Through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang related murders in the nearby city. His daughter Gloria has become used to the rough looking men dropping off corpses and is even convinced that some of them haunt their house. After a woman’s body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes that she’s not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches up the woman and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop an unusual respect for each other, the woman’s murderers get word that she’s still alive and make a plan to finish what they started.

Sunday April 14, 2019 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Showcase Feature

2:15pm PDT

Jan Palach
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Jan Palach

Run Time: 125 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Monday, April 8 at 2:30 pm
Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:15 pm

Directed by: Robert Sedlacek
Cast: Viktor Zavadil, Zuzana Bydžovská, Denisa Barešová, Kristína Kanátová, Jan Vondráček

Synopsis: Jan Palach - student, who set himself ablaze in 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion to Czechoslovakia. An uncompromising young man who brought the ultimate sacrifice in a hope to rouse the nation from lethargy. The film depicts the last months of Palach’s life: his path from an affectionate son, a devoted friend, a sensitive and thoughtful philosophy student to the “Torch number 1”.

The film is a part of the Czech That Film North American festival.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 2:15pm - 4:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Cultural Diplomacy

2:20pm PDT

The Spiral
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The Spiral

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 7:50 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 9:15 am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:20 pm

Directed by: Peter Wong

Cast: Siti Saleha as Melanie Surya / Alice / Katarina
Peter Davis as Jon Caine / Kiel
Ben Andrew Pfeiffer as Dave Lewis

Synopsis: Jon Caine, a respected lecturer, was found missing. Later he resurfaced and massacred a group of people. He was caught and sent to an asylum to be interrogated by Dr Melanie Surya. Erratic, psychotic and deadly, Jon was very much different before he went missing. Melanie soon learnt that her existence is the key to Jon's sudden change of behavior.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 2:20pm - 3:55pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

2:30pm PDT

Southern Pride
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Southern Pride

Run Time: 88 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13 at 5:50 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 pm
Directed by: Malcolm Ingram

Cast: Documentary

Synopsis:
The story of two small towns in Mississippi planning their inaugural Gay Pride in the wake of the 2016 US Presidential election. Months of preparation yield fundraising fiascos, unexpected road repairs, and indifferent spring breakers. But the power of community should never be underestimated, and the brave efforts of the two gay bars are an inspiring example of real Southern Pride.

Sunday April 14, 2019 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

2:40pm PDT

My Soul To Keep
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My Soul to Keep

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 5:35pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:40am
Sunday, April 14 at 2:40pm


Directed by: Ajmal Ahmad

Cast: Eli (Parker Smerek)
Sam (Remington Gielniak)
Hillary (Arielle Olkhovsky)
Dad (Brandon Layne)
Mom (Maria Wasikowski)
Emily (Emmanuelle Turco)
 
Synopsis: Like many 9-year-old boys, Eli Braverman believes something menacing lives in his basement. When his older sister leaves him home alone one night, Eli discovers if this evil is real or all in his head. What Eli confronts may end up being far more terrifying than even his worst nightmare.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 2:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

4:20pm PDT

Raising Buchanan
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Raising Buchanan

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 5:25 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 11:05 am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:20 pm

Directed by: Bruce Dellis

Cast:  René Auberjonois, Amanda Melby, Cathy Shim, Robert Ben Garant, Terence Bernie Hines and M. Emmet Walsh. Additional Arizona cast includes Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Shannon Whirry, Steve Briscoe, Kane Black, Laura Durant and Zoë Yeoman.

Synopsis: In suburban Phoenix, 40-year-old Ruth Kiesling is not exactly “living the dream.” She’s a donut shop employee with anger issues. Ever the opportunist and desperate for money, she “steals” the body of President James Buchanan hoping to ransom him for a nice windfall –– but she’s surprised to discover that no one seems particularly interested in getting him back.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 4:20pm - 6:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 7 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Arizona

4:25pm PDT

Loro
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Loro

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 14 at 4:25pm

Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino

Cast: Toni Servillo Elena Sofia Riccfi, Riccardo Scamarcio

Synopsis: A wheeler-dealer weasels his way into the inner circle of Silvio Berlusconi, a wealthy and controversial Italian politician.
Sunday April 14, 2019 4:25pm - 6:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 3 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

4:35pm PDT

Last Sunrise
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Last Sunrise

Run Time: 105 min

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Saturday, April 13 at 3:40 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:35 pm

Directed by: Wen Ren

Cast: Zhang Jue, Zhang Yue

Synopsis: A future reliant on solar energy falls into chaos after the sun disappears, forcing a reclusive astronomer and his bubbly neighbor out of the city. As temperature goes subzero, oxygen depletes, the only hope is a miracle at their final destination, District Four. Akin to the orphan planet earth, they gravitate forward in search of light in the perpetual darkness.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 4:35pm - 6:20pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 5 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Sci-Fi Feature

4:40pm PDT

Consequences
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Consequences 

Run Time: 95 min

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 13, 4:30 pm
Sunday, April 14, 4:40 pm

Directed by: Darko Štante

Cast: MATEJ ZEMLJIČ, TIMON ŠTURBEJ, GAŠPER MARKUN, LOVRO ZAFRED, ROSANA HRIBAR, DEJAN SPASIĆ, BLAŽ SETNIKAR, IZTOK DRABIK JUG, LEA COK

Synopsis: The 18-year-old Andrej is sent to a youth detention centre due to problematic
behaviour. There, he meets Željko, the informal leader of the detainees.
Upon discovering Andrej’s secret, Željko soon begins to take advantage of him;
Andrej’s sense of responsibility and moral integrity are put to a trial.
Ultimately, he must choose between Željko and his reckless lifestyle and staying
true to himself.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 4:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 2 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - LGBTQ Showcase

4:45pm PDT

Isabelle
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Isabelle

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 12 at 9:20am
Saturday, April 13 at 10:05am
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45pm


Directed by: Rob Heydon

Cast: Adam Brody, Amanda Crew

Synopsis: A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.

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Sunday April 14, 2019 4:45pm - 6:05pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 4 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  IHSFF - Horror Feature

4:45pm PDT

Them That Follow
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Them That Follow

Runtime: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Thursday, April 11 at 4:40 pm
Friday, April 12 at 3:35 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 4:45 pm

Director: Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage

Cast: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins and Thomas Mann

Synopsis: In the rugged wilderness of Appalachia, the members of an isolated community of Pentecostal snake handlers led by Pastor Lemuel (Walton Goggins) risk their lives to attest themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter Mara (Alice Englert) prepares for her upcoming wedding to the young believer her father has singled out for her under the watchful eye of Hope (Olivia Colman), while scrambling to hide a secret that has the potential to drive her father’s church to ruin.

Sunday April 14, 2019 4:45pm - 6:15pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre 6 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase

7:00pm PDT

Closing Night Film: The Farewell
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Closing Night Film: The Farewell

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Sunday, April 14 at 7:00pm

Directed by: Lulu Wang

Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo

Synopsis: After learning their beloved matriarch has terminal lung cancer, a family opts not to tell her about the diagnosis, instead scheduling an impromptu wedding-reunion back in China. Headstrong and emotional writer Billi rebels against her parents’ directive to stay in New York and joins the family as they awkwardly attempt to rekindle old bonds, throw together a wedding that only grandma is actually looking forward to, and surreptitiously say their goodbyes.

A heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, The Farewell masterfully interweaves a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a thoughtful exploration of how our cultural heritage does and does not travel with us when we leave our homes. Writer/director Lulu Wang imbues The Farewell with warmth and knowing wit, while the uniformly excellent ensemble cast (anchored by a breakout performance by Awkwafina) invites us to share this extended clan’s joy and sorrow—and to feel, for the length of this remarkable film, like a part of their family.

Sunday April 14, 2019 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre Cine Capri 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Feature Film - Showcase
 
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